A future-proofed, detached four-bedroom house in Templeogue is A1 Ber-rated and within a 15-minute walk of schools, shops, cafes, bars, and parks.
A decade ago, sustainable and urban planning pioneer Professor Carlos Moreno, a Franco-Colombian academic at the Sorbonne in Paris, introduced the concept of the 15-minute city.
The premise of his model was that the quality of life of urban residents would be greatly improved by access to essential services, from food to health, education, culture and work, if these were within a 15-minute walk or bike ride of their home.
Address: 4a Springfield Road, Templeogue, Dublin 6W, D6WYH36
Asking price: €995,000
Agent: Turley Estate Agents
Number 4a Springfield Road has almost all of those amenities within that radius.
This well-established neighbourhood has schools within easy access; O’Lady’s School, for girls, and Terenure College for boys – both offer junior and senior cycles.
Via a shortcut, there is pedestrian access to Rathfarnham Shopping Centre within that timeframe, and so too are the shops, cafes and restaurants of Templeogue village.
The Dodder Park and Bushy Park fall within the criteria – the latter has a skate park and a farmer’s market at weekends.
Terenure village is less than a 15-minute cycle away.
In this part of Dublin 6W, the only thing missing from Moreno’s list is a theatre, cinema or venue within a quarter of an hour's walk or cycle - the Civic Theatre in Tallaght is just outside this parameter.
Additionally, the four-bedroom, three-bathroom, detached house has an A1 BER rating, the most efficient rating that a property can achieve.
Set over three floors, this property was built in the side garden of a mid-century semi and opens into a spacious hall with lots of understairs storage.
There is a living room at the front overlooking the small front garden.
There is an open-plan kitchen and living room at the back.
This is a dual aspect space with clerestory windows on one side and all the full-height units on perimeter walls, freeing up the rest of the counterspace to be open to the room.
The footprint includes a separate utility room, and the living and dining areas open out to the garden.
This isn’t a huge space, but it has a south-west facing aspect, and with access to the Dodder Park at the end of the road, it doesn’t need to be.
There are literally acres of green space on the doorstep.
There are three double bedrooms on the first floor. One of these is ensuite.
The family bathroom is also at this level and has a separate bath and shower.
The fourth bedroom is on the second floor and has a dormer window and lots of storage under the eaves.
Extending to 145 square metres, Turley Estate Agents is seeking €995,000 for the A-rated residence.
Dublin city centre is an easy bus commute, and the M50 is easily reached.
