Stylish, modern home on Victorian terrace

Two doors down from No 66, Ambers at No 64 Monkstown Road was built in the 1970s to complement the existing Victorian Terrace, which they have done so well that you'd barely notice from the outside, although inside has more than a few modern touches. For sale with Sherry FitzGerald, at €1.05 million, the house is smaller than its neighbour, with 129sq m (1,389sq ft) of accommodation, plus a separate guesthouse/studio in the back garden.

When the current owner, who has lived here since 1989, was extending the property, adding a sunroom to the rear, he also built up a raised patio with full foundations, meaning you could easily get more space onto the house, subject to the usual permissions.

At the moment, there is a livingroom /diningroom to the left of the hallway, which lead through to the sunroom, and round to a nicely-done galley kitchen with granite worktops and splashbacks.

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The floodlit garden has a lawn, nice planting and two patios, to catch morning and evening sun, plus the studio space, which has its own en suite arrangements.

Upstairs are a pair of large doubles, the master has a shower unit built into the corner. There’s also a single, and the family bathroom. Then, upstairs again the attic conversion, in use as a large further bedroom, has sloping picture windows and views across Dublin Bay.

Monkstown is a great spot – the owner's three children, now grown up, went to three separate schools, each reachable via the Dart, just a short walk away. Monkstown village has a range of shops and restaurants, including the lovely Seagreen and Avoca foodmarket and Salt café.

Plus there are beaches and swimming at the 40 Foot nearby. The Aircoach stops practically opposite, should you ever want to leave for foreign fields.