Dartry redbrick on market for £795,000

Sherry FitzGerald is seeking offers in the region of £795,000 for a large semi-detached house at 3 Sunbury Gardens in Dartry, Dublin 6, that failed to sell at auction earlier this month.

Sunbury Gardens is a quiet enclave of houses off Dartry Road, where houses are arranged around a private park owned by the residents.

Number 3, an imposing six-bedroom redbrick, is in good decorative order and has a south-facing back garden. The property was withdrawn from auction at the beginning of July and is now for sale by private treaty. Sherry FitzGerald has already sold two similar houses in Sunbury Gardens this year: in March, it sold Sunbury Lodge, a refurbished six-bedroom house for over £905,000 after auction. In June, number 7 Sunbury Gardens fetched a figure over £900,000 after it was withdrawn from auction. Number 3 is an imposing three-storey house with a wide entrance hall and two fine interconnecting reception rooms on the ground floor. Both rooms have period fireplaces, ornate plasterwork and polished timber floorboards.

An L-shaped rear hall leads to a spacious kitchen and a lavatory.

On the first return, there is a bedroom or study and a bathroom with a sunken marble bath. The main bedroom on the first floor is a stunning 20 ft square room, its high ceiling decorated with intricate cornicework. There is an impressive marble fireplace and a wide bay window.

There is a second double bedroom at this level and another bathroom, this one an interesting split level room with stained glass windows and a corner bath. The second return has access to a sun deck. There are three further bedrooms on the second floor as well as a shower room.

As the selling season winds down, buyers have a dwindling supply of properties to choose from, but, on the plus side, much of what is available is for sale by private treaty. This is a less stressful way to buy than gearing up for an auction. Another advantage to buying during the summer is that vendors may be prepared to negotiate a little on the asking price. "You might find that clients want to sell if they have been on the market for a while," says Sherry FitzGerald managing director Claire Cullinan. "They may not want to keep the property on the market into the autumn, when there will be a lot more competition around. "Purchasers who have been through the mill, perhaps been disappointed at a couple of auctions, are more decisive at this time of year too. So everyone wants to do a deal." Traditionally, July and August are quiet months in the property market but, increasingly, sales are taking place throughout the summer, and some agents have scheduled auctions into the middle of August. However, most estate agents are now advising vendors to hold off until the autumn to sell.