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Irish Times
09-07-2025
- General
- Irish Times
Ballinteer two-bed with big south-facing garden a short walk from Dundrum Town Centre for €595,000
Address : 38 Ballinteer Gardens, Ballinteer, Dublin 16 Price : €595,000 Agent : Sherry FitzGerald View this property on It is one of life's coincidences that a pilot in the Irish Air Corps wound up buying a home in Ballinteer, Dublin 16, that was originally built in 1932 by the Irish Sailors' and Soldiers' Land Trust (ISSLT) for ex-servicemen of the first World War; the organisation's crest is still visible on the entrance pillars to the quiet cul-de-sac. 'Because of the very poor housing conditions in Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century, a promise of housing after the war was used to tempt Irish recruits into the British army during the latter part of the Great War,' according to a 2014 paper, entitled Old Ballinteer, written by a local history group formed by Ballinteer Active Retirement Association. 'After independence, and despite the initial opposition of the new Free State government, the British authorities felt obliged to build homes for Irish ex-servicemen in Ireland. The Free State government in 1923 passed the Land Trust Act establishing the ISSLT to allow the provision of housing in Ireland by the British authorities for Irish ex-servicemen,' the paper says. Livingroom Kitchen Dining area South-facing back garden The owner of 38 Ballinteer Gardens – a two-bedroom redbrick home extending to 65sq m (700sq ft) – purchased it in 2011 and has now put it on the market in excellent condition with a well-tended south-facing garden, seeking €595,000 through Sherry FitzGerald. READ MORE The end-terrace home, with its entrance facing out to the right, looks neat from the road, with a gravel driveway to the house, bordered by ample shrubs. When the owner first moved in, he had double-glazed windows fitted in the gridded style of the originals. At that he also had the home insulated – it now has a C1 Ber – replumbed and the electrics refitted. You enter the home into a small entrance hallway at the foot of the stairs that leads into the livingroom to the front; it's a good-sized room that has a fireplace at its centre, with alcoves for shelving on either side. This room connects to the kitchen and dining area which is a bright rectangular space with the kitchen built into one corner with the dining space opposite. The kitchen, although fitted in 2011, looks fresh with white wooden units, wood-effect countertops and a grey metro-tile splashback. There is also a utility cupboard for the washing machine under the stairs. Main bedroom Second bedroom Bathroom A glazed back door opens to the immaculate back garden, which extends to about 18.5sq m in total. It has a spacious paved patio just outside the door, beyond which is a raised lawn bordered by lush shrubbery and flower beds. Back inside, the main double bedroom sits to the front of the first floor with a feature fireplace and built-in bookshelves. A smaller double lies to the rear – also with a fireplace – as well as the bathroom, which features a bath with a shower attachment and is fully tiled in a sandy shade. This walk-in home is also extremely well-located, with Dundrum Town Centre and Balally green-line Luas stop both within a 15-minute walk – the Luas takes about 20 minutes to reach St Stephen's Green in Dublin city centre. Access to the M50 is also close by as well as the hiking trails of the Dublin Mountains.
Irish Times
27-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Irish Times
Refreshed Modernist-style terraced home in Dundrum for €900,000
Address : 38 Ailesbury Lawn, Dundrum, Dublin 16 Price : €900,000 Agent : Sherry FitzGerald Dundrum View this property on Tucked away at the end of a quiet estate off Dundrum's Ballinteer Road is an enclave of spacious single-storey Modernist-stlyle terraced homes. They are essentially pairs of C-shaped homes built around a central courtyard, designed and built in the late 1960s. Number 38 Ailesbury Lawn was thoroughly renovated in 2020, building on the work of a previous owner, who was an architect. It is a beautiful, four-bed, two-bath property bursting with character and flair. It is on the market through Sherry Fitzgerald, seeking €900,000. Pops of subtle colour adorn every room without exception, but a clever symmetry of style in terms of flooring and new windows anchor the multitude of colours used by the owners, ensuring a relaxed and harmonious vibe throughout the home. Kitchen Sittingroom Dining area Utility Bootroom The front door and entrance hall are to the side of the 141sq m (1,517sq ft) house, off a long driveway laid with pebbles. Hedging and planting to the front of the house add privacy, but one could imagine a busy household using the entrance in the utility room, that opens into a bootroom. READ MORE Three of the four bedrooms and a family bathroom are to the front of the property, and each bedroom has been redecorated in Farrow & Ball colours. Wood panelling is used to great effect throughout the bedrooms, and the family bathroom is tiled in a sea-green Zellige-style (glazed-effect) tile. An internal courtyard divides the two parts of the house and an internal corridor connects them. Just off the courtyard and benefiting from a huge picture window that floods it with light is the sittingroom. The owners installed herringbone oak flooring and a slate-tile surround around the fireplace here; the fire is gas. The Ber is C3 and there is underfloor heating beneath the large grey stone tile in the rest of the living area. Main bedroom Bedroom Bedroom Garden room Garden bedroom A long, large kitchen with green units and oak worktops lies off the sittingroom, with the bootroom and utility connected to it. White tiles brighten the kitchen, which features built-in bench seating, backed by a large mirror that brings the garden views into the kitchen. To the left of the kitchen, overlooking the garden and with double doors opening on to it, is a superb garden room. It is employed as a spacious home office but would make a great second sittingroom or teenage hangout. Bathroom Garden At the end of the house is the nicest bedroom in the house, along with a guest bathroom, tiled in a pretty dusky pink. The bedroom is a fabulous room, with built-in wardrobes painted a pale blue, painted panelling behind the bed, a large roof light and a picture window looking out on to the garden. The garden is lovely, filled with interesting trees and plants including a cherry blossom, multi-stem amelanchier, acer and fatsia Japonicas. Facing southwest, it gets plenty of sun during the day and well into the evening. Moving on to another renovation project, the owners will miss the proximity to Dundrum village and town centre, not to mention the Luas green line, which whisks them into the city centre for work in about 20 minutes.
