Asking price: €495,000 Agent: Sherry FitzGerald (01) 492 2444 In recent years, Kimmage has attracted a growing influx of young families priced out of nearby Terenure, Harold’s Cross and Rathgar. It’s easy to see why – Kimmage has plenty of green space, shops, schools and other amenities, it’s about a 15-minute bus ride to the city centre and, not least, properties here are affordable. Take No140 Bangor Road, for example. Set on a corner site, it’s a modernised semi-detached home with contemporary finishes that’s been extended to 915 sq ft and has good outside space. A bright entrance hall with parquet flooring leads on to a living/dining area which in turn flows through to an integrated kitchen. Behind the dining room is a second reception room, currently used as a playroom, but which could be converted into a third bedroom. There’s a shower room on this level, while upstairs are two double bedrooms and a recently remodelled family bathroom. Outside, the back garden has a south-facing covered seating area, raised flower beds, a BBQ space with paving slabs, a front garden with mature shrubs and off-street parking to the side. There’s also a garage with electricity that’s plumbed for a washing machine and dryer. Kimmage is within the catchment area of several primary and secondary schools, while local amenities include Bushy Park and Eamonn Ceannt Park with its soccer pitches, tennis and basketball courts, outdoor gym and playground. There’s a choice of bus routes into town or you could cycle there in about 20 minutes.