Within a five-minute walk of Glasthule village is a well-presented SoCoDo house with a surprisingly large second bedroom.
Glasthule village is a special spot.
Set just a street in from the water, it links Dun Laoghaire with Sandycove and buzzes with activity, from sidewalk dining to outdoor performances on Bloomsday.
It also has great spots to shop for fresh produce, great coffee, wine, and fashion, a level of independent retail that has gone from many neighbouring villages.
Address: 8 Eden Terrace, Glasthule, Sandycove, Co. Dublin, A96 KC83
Asking price: €595,000
Agent: Janet Carroll
It’s the kind of place that you might linger after a swim at the Forty Foot, South County Dublin's (SoCoDo) sea swimming capital.
If you’re sitting at one of its many outdoor tables, you’re likely to see someone you know.
If they see you and come over, they might even join you for coffee or a glass or something stronger.
In this little part of the world you can lose hours this way.
Overlooking a green, two streets over from this main drag, is number 8 Eden Terrace, a 1900s redbrick that has a lot to offer.
Given its vintage, it’s good to know that the two-bedroom, one-bathroom, terraced property is B3 Ber-rated.
Extending to 76 square metres, it has good ceiling heights throughout and opens into a small hall.
The rest of the ground floor is open plan with the kitchen at the front, with the same terracotta tiled floor running throughout and out to the small south-east facing yard.
This has a white grouted grid, all warmed by underfloor heating.
The main kitchen cabinets, which have ply fronts, are set against the boundary wall where there is a large Belfast-style sink.
There’s a lovely curved detail to the windowsill that gives you enough depth to put a vase on it.
There is a dining table in the middle.
It creates a boundary of sorts between the kitchen and the living area, where two sofas are set at right angles to each other and face a wall-hung wood-burning stove.
A wall of glazing at the back brings in light and makes the space a dual aspect.
It also opens out to the small yard.
There is space for an upright piano with free-standing bookshelves and storage on the opposite wall, where the stairs lead up to the accommodation.
The family bathroom is at the back, accessed via the utility room, a great addition in a smaller house, as it takes clutter and noise out of the main living area.
Upstairs, there are two bedrooms.
The principal is at the front and runs the width of the house.
But the bedroom at the back is far more spacious.
It has been extended up and out into a dormer room to take advantage of the ceiling heights and attic space above it, and to maximise the volume in the room.
This large room now has a mezzanine floor and extends to about 28 square metres, excluding the mezzanine level, which is technically considered attic space.
It makes a gorgeous family room for siblings to share.
Fitness and wellness fans will be delighted to know that Hudson Road Park, which is up the street, offers a functional outdoor calisthenics park that includes pull-up bars, dip bars, monkey bars, climbing rope, and a range of bodyweight training equipment.
The Metals, a former rail link connecting Dalkey Quarry to Dun Laoghaire, runs along the back of the house.
The Dart station at Sandycove /Gasthule is about a 10-minute walk away, and the village is also well served by various bus routes.
Agents Janet Carroll is seeking €595,000 for the well-presented home.
