With gorgeous mature gardens, a large kitchen and double-sized living room, all opening to the grounds, a school around the corner and close to one of the best beaches in Dublin, this three-bedroom family home seeking €995k nails summer living.
Home to the evocatively named Velvet Strand, possibly the best beach within Dublin city, Portmarnock embodies coastal living.
It is one of the few villages that has a direct Dart service to Connolly Station, making it a 25-minute journey time on those services.
Address: 1 Woodford Lane, Portmarnock, Dublin 13, D13 E221
Agent: Terry O’Reilly Auctioneers
Asking price: €995,000
Parents of small children will love the fact that Woodford Cottage, at 1 Woodford Lane, is around the corner from St Marnock’s NS.
But that is just the cherry on top of a very pretty house that has all the family buyer is dreaming of.
The double-bay-fronted cottage has decorative bargeboards to the front and is far larger than its cute exterior suggests.
Situated just off Carrick Hill Road Lower, the three-bedroom, four-bathroom cottage extends to 175 square metres, has off-street parking for several cars and gated side access.
The porch opens into a hall where there are double bedrooms on either side, in the bay-windowed rooms. Both have ensuite bathrooms.
The principal bedroom is also en suite. There is also a separate sitting room complete with a kitchenette.
What will clinch the deal is the connection between the kitchen, the double living room, and the garden.
These are housed in an extension that opens out to the 0.2-acre of mature grounds that the house sits on.
The kitchen has a graphic grey, white and red colour scheme and features below-counter units only. This set-up allows for a wall of windows to bring light in.
A step down takes you into the vaulted ceiling of the double living room.
This has a timber panelled ceiling that fits with the cottagecore front, but a contemporary double-fronted fireplace that bisects the room riffs on a more modern age.
The pairing works. You have a seating area overlooking the terraces and garden beyond, where you can watch the bird life.
The current owner is an avid gardener, and it shows.
The property has mature trees and specimen shrubs that lend depth, shadow play and privacy to a space kids will delight in discovering.
There's also a pond, great for attracting nature.
Terry O’Reilly Auctioneers is seeking €995,000 for the C BER-rated house.
Should your family grow and you need more space, the property has planning granted to add a two-storey, 70 square metre extension to the side.
If you put down roots here, you can enjoy amenities ranging from a large Lidl to a Jus de Vine, one of the nation’s best wine shops.
Indeed, it won an award for best specialist wine shop at this year’s National Off Licence Awards.
There’s also five kilometres of smooth sandy shore to walk, run or swim.
Dublin Airport is a 10-minute drive.
