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CELBRIDGE: €475,000: A FORMER lock-keepers’ cottage on the Grand Canal near Celbridge, Co Kildare has had its price cut substantiallly…

CELBRIDGE: €475,000:A FORMER lock-keepers' cottage on the Grand Canal near Celbridge, Co Kildare has had its price cut substantiallly to attract a buyer.

Bank House near Hazelhatch, a Victorian five-bedroom house with a good stretch of garden, is now for sale at €475,000 – down from €600,000 in recent months.

The property first came on the market in October 2009, priced at €795,000. It is for sale through DNG.

The two-storey house dates from the late 1800s and and is in need of updating.

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The overall floor area is 167sq m (1,800sq ft) but this includes an integrated garage that could convert easily to living space. There are two reception rooms, and a good-sized kitchen. All five bedrooms are on the first floor and share a bathroom.

There is plenty of off-street parking, and lots of outdoor space in the well-tended gardens on three sides of the house. Hazelhatch station is a short walk away.

Bank House, near Hazelhatch, Celbridge, Co Kildare

Former lock-keepers’ cottage in need of updating.

Agent:DNG

Orna Mulcahy

Orna Mulcahy

Orna Mulcahy, a former Irish Times journalist, was Home & Design, Magazine and property editor, among other roles