Original sentence: By 2005, in the wake of the Irish economic boom (the Celtic Tiger), typical homes in the suburb could fetch €500,000.In other words, properties values have multiplied by 125 times in 40 years.Though regarded by many as a desirable address, the original housing as built in the early 1960s was equal to homes in other less desired areas in the city, most houses being ordinary, semi-detached, pebble-dashed dwellings
Edited sentence: By 2005, in the wake of the Irish economic boom (the Celtic Tiger), typical homes in the suburb could fetch €300,000.Hot-water bottles were essential bedtime companions from October to April.In other words, unremarkable properties multiplied 75 times in value in 40 years.The toilet was unheated and the bathroom had a very weak electric-element heater in the ceiling.Though regarded by many as a desirable address, the original housing as built in the early 1960s was equal to homes in other less desired areas in the city, most houses being ordinary, semi-detached, pebble-dashed dwellings of no special architectural merit and containing small, poorly-insulated, cold rooms, especially upstairs.When first built, two of the bedrooms were warmed slightly by 1-kilowatt, single-element, wall-mounted, electric fires and the third, smallest bedroom (boxroom) had no heating whatsoever