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8 Balscadden Road, Howth, Dublin 13 Asking price: €425,000 Agent: Sherry FitzGerald (01) 839 4022 What it is: A small cottage perched above the famous Balscadden Beach in Howth. Tell me more: With a compact 450sq ft or so of living accommodation and one bedroom, this tiny dwelling is situated in one of the country’s most aspirational locations. The living accommodation currently includes a hallway, living room, shower room, guest toilet, kitchen/ dining room and bedroom.
The hallway currently has timber flooring, as does the kitchen/ dining room and living room. Read more The living room The bad news: The views out the back window are extraordinary, but while you can look, you can never touch – there is no outdoor space with this property, as the land to the back belongs to a neighbour, so finding any room to expand doesn’t look like an immediate prospect. It currently has a G building energy rating (BER).
For a new owner planning to do any serious construction work on this little house, there is only one way in and out. Views from the rear of the house - no outside space is included in the property The good news: The cottage has recently been re-roofed and has had new double-glazed uPVC windows and a new composite door fitted. While it could probably use a cosmetic revamp, the property is currently entirely liveable and comfortable.
An interior design company approached the estate agents and drew up some plans and digital renderings of how the finished project might work, and these can presumably be made available to any perspective buyer. The bedroom How much to buy it? The agent is pitching for offers in the region of €425,000. And to fix it up? To get the most out of this intriguing shoreline perch, it would probably be wise to consider a bottom line of roughly €80,000.
You could do more though, subject to the relevant planning and another, say, €100,000 or so more. A number of surveyors and architects have already visited the property on behalf of prospectives. The kitchen What would I end up with? More spectacular sunrises than you’ll ever need in an admittedly small but brilliantly located home, overlooking one of the best bathing places in the country.
It’s about a five-minute stroll from a range of chi-chi fish eateries and bars, as well as Howth Harbour, Howth Yacht Club and Howth Head’s famous cliff walk. The Dart station is an eight- minute walk and there are also a couple of bus routes serving the city centre. Who should I talk to? It is a long time since any herring have been landed at Balscadden Bay (Baile na Scadán or Herring Town) and you may have difficulty catching your breath when Cian Kelly of Sherry FitzGerald (01) 839 4022 shows you the view from the back of No 8.
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