Trading up: Garryduff, Rochestown €275,000

There’s now 1,250 sq ft of family living space at the three-bed home 41 Foxwood - and, in addition, there’s an attic conversion, with two Veluxes, for storage or for some higher order uses. 

Now, with its accommodation boosted from the standard, the three-bed semi-d is up for sale and is guided at €275,000 by selling agent Malcolm Tyrrell of Cohalan Downing who describes its condition as “excellent,” maintained and upgraded by its original owners who’ve been here from day one.

The walled-in back garden even has had a make-over, with boundary walls and even the timber shed painted a crisp white, ready for spring garden colour.

Since Foxwood was built by O’Brien and O’Flynn, the Garryduff/Rochestown area has continued to evolve: now, there’s a modern primary school, while the adjacent Mount Oval Village has shops, bar, restaurant and other amenities, while the road back to the Maryborough Hill/Slu Carrig Donn has been upgraded in the past year.

The clean, ordered No 41 Foxwood has a side/rear extension with utility, there’s a living room opening to a dining area by the kitchen, with ceramic floor and there’s also an oak-floored family room with high ceiling.

Overhead are three bedrooms, but one has been slimmed down to allow a stairs access to the attic level’s additional 13’ by 10’ room.

VERDICT: Extra room, top and bottom