Set on 0.3 acres, the fabric of this F Ber-rated architect-designed 1970s home needs upgrading, but its light and flow are perfect for modern family life.
When Rod Stuart was crooning his number one song, She Wears It Well, this modernist pavilion-style property had just been built. The year was 1972, and the house was one of five bungalows set on large plots designed by the unfortunately named Kenneth Bland, the in-house architect for UK housebuilder Wates.
Set in a quiet cul-de-sac, the house may look like it's stuck in a time warp, but with three reception rooms, five bedrooms, and 204 square metres of living space across one level, it offers the design, space, and flow that contemporary homeowners are looking for.
Address: 20 Kilteragh Pines, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18 T6P6
Asking price: €1.4 million
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Foxrock
Yes, it has an F Ber-rating, but there isn’t a screed of insulation in the property, and the fenestration will need upgrading, but the property is on 0.3 of an acre of grounds.
It is one of five such properties built on large mature tree plots within the grounds of Kilteragh House, where Senator Horace Plunkett, who hosted many of the poets, playwrights and politicians that shaped early 20th century Ireland: W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, Roger Casement and, four days before he was assassinated, Michael Collins.
Look past the swirly carpets, the brown bathroom suite, and the voguey again velour sofas with fringing, and you have an accommodation wing featuring four double bedrooms and a principal bedroom that is as big as the living room, opens out to the garden and has a large ensuite.
Small interventions could include opening the kitchen to the sitting room to enlarge it, and the garage could be considered as a separate space for visiting family members.
You could extend this too, subject to funds.
If you like contemporary interiors, the bones of this property offer all that, with no new build costs.
The property is seeking €1.4 million through agents Sherry FitzGerald.
For context, a neighbouring house, number 16 came to market in 2023 seeking €1.35 million. Extending to 189 square metres, the four-bedroom, three reception room property sold for €1,299,990 in November of that year, according to the property price register.
