Set behind a white picket fence, situated next door to a secondary school and seeking €845,000, the photogenic three-bedroom Belfield Lodge has a swanky entrance complete with gate piers and is surrounded by mature trees.
Homes with a sense of individuality are hard to come by in Dublin’s outer suburbs, where swathes of estates were all built around the same time.
In Goatstown, Dublin 14, a photogenic gate lodge has been transformed by its owner from a single-storey property into a three-bedroom, two-storey home of 90 square metres.
Address: Belfield Lodge, Goatstown Road, Goatstown, Dublin 14, D14 X2Y7
Asking price: €845,000
Agent: Quillsen
At the Taney Road end of Goatstown, with a new Educate Together secondary school next door, the three-bedroom, two-bathroom detached residence has been extended and upgraded in the last decade.
When the current owner bought it for €370,000 in April 2016, according to the property price register, it was a one-bedroom cottage.
You drive through the gate piers and take a left onto the property whose parking is hidden behind white picket gates and fencing.
There is off-street parking for up to two cars here, and the house opens into a small hall. To the left is the primary bedroom, with a dressing area hidden behind a vertical half wall. The family bathroom is next door.
To the right is the door to the large open-plan kitchen cum living room. This is a dual-aspect space that runs the width of the property. It is painted in pale neutrals that range from soft white to fawn accents.
The kitchen area is substantial, given the size of the house, and includes a peninsula and lots of under- and above-counter storage in the Shaker-style cabinets.
There’s space for a four-top dining table and for an L-shaped sofa which is set around the raised open hearth. The brick of the chimney breast has also been painted white, but it adds texture to the space.
A door opens out to the sheltered, west-facing terrace, which feels very private.
The second bedroom downstairs is off the kitchen area and has a shower en suite. It also opens out to the garden.
A set of stairs leads up to the third bedroom from this room, which is currently set up as a study.
Agents Quillsen is seeking €845,000 for the C BER-rated property.
