Beatty's Avenue is a row of distinctive cottage-style houses which run along the Dodder river in the heart of Ballsbridge. The single-storey terraced houses have goodsized private gardens facing the river in the front and decent patio-gardens to the back. Number 7, a pretty ivy-clad house, is for sale by private treaty through Gunne, which is inviting offers in excess of £220,000. Given its location - close to the shops and restaurants and a few minutes walk from Lansdowne DART station - and the fact that it has been fully refurbished and decorated, it will probably make its target price.

The 650 sq ft house has two bedrooms, a good-sized kitchen and livingroom and a patio-garden offering space to extend to the rear. The small entrance hallway opens through a glazed door into the livingroom which has a second glazed door leading to the patio. The bedrooms are to the right and left of the hallway, facing the front of the house. Cottage-like in style, both have built-in wardrobes, one with a glass panelled front. There is a wash-hand-basin in the bedroom to the left.

The livingroom is a sunny yellow room with plenty of room, with both the glazed patio door and a window allowing plenty of light. There are built-in cupboards and shelves on either side of the chimney-breast, and a small coal-effect fire. Off the livingroom is a surprisingly large kitchen with plenty of fitted pine units at floor and eye level, and a built-in gas hob and electric oven. An alcove neatly fits a fridge-freezer and there is a long storage cupboard. A rear lobby leads to the bathroom and to the garden/patio.

The patio, which measures around 20 feet sq, faces southeast and is bounded by creeper-clad walls. A Barna shed is plumbed for a washing machine and has electricity. The front garden has been carefully cultivated and sectioned-off to allow parking for two cars. Heating is gas fired, there is a partly-floored attic storage space and carpets and curtains will be included in the sale.