Restored Bray semi with Art Deco character falls under the hammer

SEEN from sea, it could be the Cote d’Azur or the Miami shoreline but the location is Bray, Co Wicklow, on the Irish Sea.

Up for sale by auction in mid June is a compact enough, but well-sited Strand Road, Bray, semi-detached with a strong Art Deco feel and character.

St Anne's, restored and with its 1930s period features enhanced, is a flat-roofed, two-storey, white-painted home with two bedrooms and 950 sq ft of living space it looks larger from without than within.

It carries a modest-seeming pre-auction guide of €385,000 with agents Daphne L Kaye.

Set up above the Strand Road and reached via steps, it has terraced gardens, timber decks for the views and off-street parking behind roller shutter doors, with a patio and shed behind.

St Anne's has Rational-style windows, and gas heating, an alarm, is wired for stereo and has a video/audio intercom system as evidence of its recent upgrade.

Its ground floor layout has an open plan kitchen/dining of 22' by 10', with Belfast sink, granite worktops and a pleasant contemporary vibe, while the dining area has a cast iron fireplace in fact, it seems part of the renovations saw period features of the pre-Deco era hit the home.

The lounge to the front has a feature bay window and coastal views, a cast iron stove, built-in wall units and a polished pine floor.

The overhead main bedroom is similarly proportioned, at 17' by 14', it has a bay window, with views right the way around to Bray head, and it too has a cast iron fireplace and built-ins.

Bedroom two is 10' by 10', and the main bathroom has Art Deco fixtures, with bath and shower.