A small three-bedroom cottage in a quiet suburban cul-de-sac is well-connected and will suit small families and traders-down alike.
Estate Avenue is a quiet cul-de-sac featuring 19th-century artisan stone cottages, just off the Merrion Road.
Formerly known as Estate Cottages, the enclave forms part of the original Pembroke Cottages, constructed in the late 1890s by Lord Pembroke as part of the extensive Pembroke Estate. The gable-fronted homes have pretty brick detailing and decorative bargeboards.
Address: 8 Estate Avenue, Merrion, Dublin 4, D04 K0V9
Asking price: €630,000
Agent: Hopkins Ward Estate Agents
Number 8 is currently configured as a three-bedroom, one-bathroom residence measuring 60 square metres.
The current layout of the Ber-exempt property opens into a small hall and on into the living room, which is the heart of the house, and off which are two of the bedrooms and a door leading through to the kitchen.
This original part of the property is charming and has good ceiling heights.
The sitting room is charming with its window opening out to the small yard at the back of the property. The room is centred around a tiled fireplace.
The principal bedroom is to the front of the house and is light-filled, thanks to its twin sash windows
The second double bedroom also overlooks the back.
The eat-in kitchen has a large window with a similar vista, and then at the very back of the footprint is a small room, marked as the third bedroom, and the bathroom.
The next owner might love the address and maintain the current layout. It gives you a separate kitchen and living room, which is valuable, but reconfiguration of the layout might give you a better flow from front to back.
The house will suit a small family that may wish to enrol their kids in one of the many private schools nearby, anyone working in the nearby hospitals or traders down from one of the big homes in the neighbourhood.
The location is first-rate if you like strand walks and need access to the Dart, as the Sydney Parade stop is about a five-minute walk away. The Merrion Centre is a similar distance, giving you a supermarket, hairdresser, local shop and much more all under the one roof. The Merrion Inn is in the hood, and across the road is a strip of shops that includes Mediterranean cuisine restaurant Keshk. The seafront in Sandymount is a short walk, and you can access St. Vincent’s Private Hospital from Herbert Avenue, which runs parallel to the cul-de-sac. The public hospital is an easy walk.
The property has pedestrian rear access, handy for those with bikes.
Estate agent Hopkins Ward is seeking €630,000 for this very quiet corner of Dublin 4, which is suburban but offers top-class amenities, all on the doorstep.
