Sandymount: €875,000Set back from Marine Drive behind 100ft front gardens and a few paces from the seafront, Prospect Terrace is one of the prettiest rows of period houses in Sandymount village.

Number 4 Prospect Terrace, new to the market with Sherry FitzGerald, is expected to realise at least €875,000 under the hammer on September 30th. While not huge at 131 sq m (1,420 sq ft), its tastefully-decorated interior and unbeatable location will ensure a full complement of viewers.

The three-bedroom house has been enlarged to create a large tile-floored kitchen and family room opening to a private south-facing back garden. A curved path flanked by lawns and colourful planting leads to the front door, which is painted a smart black to contrast with cream walls.

Inside, a narrow hallway opens to a front sittingroom with twin sash windows and the original cast-iron fireplace. A good-sized study also has a period fireplace and sash window.

The extended kitchen / breakfastroom has clean white units and marble tiled flooring. This is open-plan to a family sittingroom, which has a sloped pitch pine ceiling with two Velux windows. Pine French doors access the walled and decked back garden. Original cast-iron fireplaces give a cosy look to the three bedrooms, which are all doubles. Decorated entirely in ivory and white, the main bedroom overlooks the front garden and benefits from two sash windows, wardrobes and an en suite shower room.

The main bathroom is also off this landing and a large floored attic could be converted to a guest bedroom or playroom. Double front gates lead to a gravelled off-road parking area, essential in this clamper-ridden village. The decked back garden is bordered by raised brick flower beds, currently a mass of flowers and shrubs and with a clematis-covered Barna shed in one corner.