Space at a keen price in a leafy location
And in all honesty, it has the best location and best aspect of the best houses here.
This short cul-de-sac, facing onto Clarke’s Hill, was the first row to be built in the 860-house scheme over 10 years ago now.
And a glance at the archive shows that this first tranche of houses sold for an average of £350,000 at the time, with builder, O’Flynn Construction paying around £14 million for the land in 1997/98.
And if you think about it, the creation of Mount Oval follows the same chronology as the building boom: it was given permission in 1999 and work began in earnest at the start of the noughties.
Seven years on, 14 of the last detached homes sold out overnight at over a million apiece, racking up €17m in sales in one morning – a sum that more than covered the initial land costs.
And witness the difference in time and in thinking over these last three years. Consider also this quote from the property supplement of January, 2007:
“Even more surprisingly....most of the 14 who’d booked the six-bed family homes didn’t need or intend to sell their existing homes, as they’ve built up strong equity. They plan to keep them and rent them to the corporate letting market.”
It speaks for itself.
This year, 2010, sees the six-bedroom house type hit the market at a new low – number 78 Dewberry is on offer at €650,000 through Matt Fallon of FML Properties – half the price it would have been at the height of the boom.
And that’s not lost on the market either: viewings are strong, even though the house is up for sale without an auctioneer’s board.
It’s an indication of the discreet nature of the environment and of the quality of the sale. This is a house that will sell quickly and sell well because those coming a-looking will already know a bargain when they see one.
No 78 is one, big, family-friendly house with all the substantial elements in place, (the rest is frivolous, really, when you think about it) and has one of the best aspects in a back garden you can get. It’s south west facing, has a large rectangle of grass and the kind of quality planting that’s attractive, low-maintenance and gives screening, without the palaver of having to wrap anything in burlap for winter.
No 78 is an honest, unpretentious home, but with quality nonetheless. Flooring is excellent, the kitchen is modern shaker, bathrooms are classic and there’s a fine fireplace in the main sitting room, with a range of other rooms to fit a multi-generational family.
The main engine, the kitchen, along with the dining room, study/ TV room and the family room all work together at the sunny rear to make a bright warm living space.
If there is anything missing, it’s a sunroom at the back to maximise on orientation, but that’s a minor quibble in a house where only a lick of paint and a quick change of carpets and drapes would make it into a new home.
You’ve got six bedrooms here, over two floors, which allows home office/ gym options, five bathrooms, (one needs to be completed) and a large amount of parking out front.
Then, there’s the shading by a line of big old trees at the front and the amount of open space which conjures up just the right essence of parkland. Plus, there’s complete privacy in coming and going.
Really, it’s a lovely, leafy location and that’s not lost on those who’ve viewed already.
Agents to contact are FML Properties.
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