Dublin 7: €440,000 Number 18 Montpelier Gardens, a three-bedroom house extending to 84sq m (900sq ft) is for sale through Douglas Newman Good for €440,000.

Located off Infirmary Road, it is beside the Phoenix Park and close to the Luas stop at Heuston Station. A couple with young children are selling after carrying out various improvements since they bought the house eight years ago.

It will most likely suit a similar family who want to be close to the city centre or a couple buying their first home. It is a small house but one that is pleasant inside and out but, for someone with a little money to spend, it has the potential to be more so.

Montpelier Gardens is a quiet cul-de-sac of terraced house built in the 1930s. Nearby is a block of council flats that is due to be demolished over the next few months and replaced with mixed-use housing.

The current owners say the neighbourly atmosphere is one of things they will miss most.

A small area to the front of the house has been covered with attractive pebbles and inside the hall is floored with sisal carpet with the original staircase intact. Fitted with tongue and groove panelled units and open shelving, the kitchen at the rear has been opened into the sittingroom at the front and together these rooms make a cosy family space. Details include a painted wood chimneypiece and varnished floorboards.

Double doors from the kitchen open to the back garden - not overlooked and a reasonable size for the house. There is decking and the rest has been paved for ease of maintenance. New owners could extend the kitchen and still have an outdoor space.

Upstairs of the three bedrooms, one is larger and all are brightly decorated. The bathroom is L-shaped and has a cast-iron bath and double shower.

Parking is on-street but seems to be plentiful.