Golden seaside moments ahead at Silver Beach

JUST two years old, Silver Beach is unexpectedly up for sale: it was its owners’ dream project.

Now, the strand-set, architect-designed home at Gormanstown, Co Meath, is a ready-to-go opportunity for some east coast buyers seeking a lifestyle residence within a short distance of Dublin.

Designed by Drogheda-based architect, Turlough McKevitt, and on a seaside site of three-quarters of an acre, Silver Beach literally has its sandy toes dipping in the sea.

The two-storey, cool, contemporary-styled house with feature stone wing, and stone and stainless steel approach walkway, has a €1.25m price guide with Donal Dunne, of Hassett & Fitzsimsons auctioneers

The house looks out on the Irish Sea, while visible to the north are the Cooley and Mourne mountains, and Skerries and Rockabill are to the south. Dublin city is 30 minutes away, reached via road, bus or rail, with a suburban train station service 300 metres from this beach setting.

Silver Beach is a six-bedroomed home, with five beds on the top level, and with one bedroom at ground level, where there’s also an office, computer room, bathroom and 24’ by 15’ recreation/games room. There’s 4,500 sq ft of built space in all, and the kitchen/breakfast room alone is 500 sq ft, fully fitted and offered with all appliances, including four-oven Aga and American-style fridge. There’s access from French doors to a west-facing sun terrace.

The large (23’ by 15’) oak-floored sitting room also has French doors with a south/west aspect, and large picture windows for full-on sea views, and a slightly smaller lounge has a more traditional feel, with coved ceiling, and sandstone fireplace.

Entry is up steps to the mid-level, and other rooms include a hall with glazed walnut screen, the stairs are also in walnut, and there’s a utility and boot room for beach gear. The top level has a room-sized sun terrace, faced in stone, and there’s three bathrooms serving four bedrooms. Also, to hand is an 800 sq ft workshop/garage/boat store.

Silver Beach has a Bangor slate roof, and is block-built, doubly insulated, and has under-floor heating, central vacuum, Smart wiring, with music system serving even the outside terraces, and there’s a pressurised water system, CCTV, biocycle drainage, and an A-rated condenser boiler.

A modern peach on the beach, pretty much.