Homehunters looking for a Stoneybatter, D7 address and hoping to have a sale agreed before Christmas should take a look at this smartly laid-out, B-rated two-bed house in walk-in condition. All you have to do is unpack; €550k.
A few steps from Stoneybatter’s Manor Street is number 3 Kirwan Street, a yellow brick terraced house that is in turnkey condition.
It retains all its exterior charm, but inside it’s a sleek B-rated residence with a smart layout and a good sense of flow.
Address: 3 Kirwan Street, Dublin 7, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7, D07 TN0X
Asking price: €550,000
Agent: Owen Reilly
Built by the Dublin Artisans’ Dwellings Company (DADC) in the late 19th century, it has new windows, and insulation levels have been upgraded. It was rewired, replumbed, and extended, all of which contribute to its B Ber rating.
Inside, it is smartly configured to optimise every inch, opening from the street into a small hall. A narrow glass screen in it gives you a peek into the living room, helps bring in some additional daylight and hints at the attention to detail paid during its refurbishment.
The orientation of the living room has been changed, with its focal point now a fireplace set in the middle of the house rather than on the party wall. This gives extra wall space to arrange furniture against, while the chimney breast acts as a boundary half wall between it and the sleek kitchen at the back.
This is the room that will turn homebuyers’ heads. While this two-up, two-down is typical of Stoneybatter, in other examples the back of the house includes a kitchen and the property’s only bathroom.
Here the eat-in space has been completely opened up, save for valuable real estate given to a guest W.C. and a separate small utility room that run along the right-hand side.
Having been extended, the flat part features roof lights to bring more daylight in.
The kitchen units are set in an L-shape, run the full length of the room, and feature a handleless design by Kube.
Expanding the footprint means there is ample space for a dining table. At the moment, a round, pedestal four-top is in situ, giving lots of circulation space.
But it includes bench seating, which means there is scope to upgrade to a larger, rectangular size that could accommodate up to six.
The kitchen opens out to a small yard that is north-facing.
Upstairs, there are two bedrooms and a smart shower room. The primary is at the front, has plantation shutters and built-in wardrobes that include a workstation.
There is a second double at the back. The décor throughout is smart, contemporary yet simple. It is not so stylised that you can’t put your own stamp on it.
The house last sold for €330,000 in 2023, according to the property price register, and is mere minutes from all the neighbourhood eateries and bars of the Batter.
TU Dublin’s Grangegorman campus is at the end of the street and offers green space and access to the green line Luas at the Grangegorman stop. The red line Luas stop at Smithfield is about a similar distance.
Small families will also love the fact that there are schools across the street and up the road.
Agents Owen Reilly is seeking €550,000 for the two-bedroom, two-bathroom, mid-terrace house which has a B Ber rating and now measures 72 square metres.
