Five-star treatment next door
Co Laois
€550,000
Mount Henry is a boom-time development built in the grounds of the five-star Heritage hotel, in Killenard. No 1 Mount Henry Drive was the show house of the scheme, a four-bedroom detached property that backs onto the clubhouse. It’s quite big, at 250 sq m, and has three reception rooms.
Mod cons come with the house, including four-zoned heating and a built-in vacuum system. There are two en suite bathrooms and a family bathroom that comes with that Celtic tiger must-have: a spa bath.
Agent: kateoshea.ie
They say: The sense of space and light throughout the house are evident.
We say: It will be handy for golf, spa treatments or even a spot of dinner at the hotel.
Space and light in Rathgar
Dublin 6
€1.12m
The last recording of a house sale on Vernon Grove, in Rathgar, was in 2013. No 25, which needed renovation, went for €545,000. It’s amazing what an extension and the passing of time can do to property values.
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These days, houses on this pretty street are breaking the million-euro barrier. No 8 was extended and refurbished in the mid-2000s, and has been decorated recently.
Its 140 sq m living space includes three double bedrooms, one with an en suite bathroom. To the back of the house, there’s a garden room with a partly glazed roof.
Agent: sherryfitz.ie
They say: No 8 is only 200m from specialist shops and a 350-metre stroll to a bus stop.
We say: It’s bright, airy and in the thick of it.
Small but highly desirable
Dublin 4
€450,000
St Magdalen Terrace, in Irishtown, is a cute row of single-storey cottages within walking distance of Googleland. House values here have benefited from the location, as professionals and investors have moved in.
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The house was sold in 2015 for €400,000, says the agent. The 75 sq m cottage has two bedrooms and a converted attic, which buyers could use as a bedroom while turning the smaller bedroom into a study. There’s a small courtyard garden.
Agent: kbd.ie
They say: A short walk from Ballsbridge, Ringsend, Sandymount Strand and Grand Canal Dock
We say: It’s not cheap at €6,000 per sq m, but the location should sell it.
Bathe in O’Malley’s glory
Dublin 2
€650,000
No 133 Pearse Street, in the city centre, last appeared on the Property Price Register in March 2015, when it sold for €445,000 to former rugby player Eoin O’Malley, who co-owns the nearby Bath pub. Since then this two-storey-over-basement property has been refurbished.
New sash windows have been fitted, the house has been painted in neutral colours and a new gas boiler has been installed. The three-bedroom house was built in the 1820s. Period details include cast-iron fireplaces and cornicing.
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Agent: owenreilly.ie
They say: To the rear there is a private, low-maintenance, south-facing garden, 13 metres long.
We say: Who wouldn’t want to loll in that bath all day?