Fantasy version of English country life in the heart of Dundrum

Asking price: €1.275m

Agent: Sherry FitzGerald (01) 296 1822

​In its Irish form, the neighbourhood place name of Frankfort is ‘Baile an Fhrainc,’ meaning ‘Town of the French.’ However, judging by this mock-Tudor style house in Dundrum’s Frankfort Park, the area looks decidedly more Norwich than Nantes.

Located in a cul-de-sac off Dundrum Road, the house dates back to the 1930s, a period when the Tudor Revival style of architecture flourished in London and filtered through to parts of Dublin and elsewhere.

With its pitched roof, part-timbered gables and ivy-covered walls, No4 almost portrays a fantasy version of English country life.

However, this property is firmly rooted in South Dublin, within easy reach of schools, shops and a 15-minute drive to the city centre.

The rooms are stamped with period features such as coved high ceilings, picture rails, panelled doors and original herringbone flooring. Off the entrance hall are a guest WC, a living room and a family room overlooking the back garden.

To the right is a kitchen with an Aga cooker and breakfast counter and a separate utility room. Across an inner hall there’s a dining room and a TV room/study. Upstairs are three double bedrooms (one en suite), a single bedroom and a bathroom.

Outside there’s a double garage with an adjoining sunroom. The floor area of the house is 2,303 sq ft and if new owners want to add to that, there’s scope to extend into the back garden, subject to planning permission.

It’s within walking distance of Dundrum shopping centre and accessible to bus routes, the Luas line and the M50.