Redbrick on quiet Sandycove road

Houses on Elton Park in Sandycove don't often come on the market. It's a relatively quiet road that links Castlepark Road with Albert Road, and this two-storey over basement redbrick is close to the junction with Castlepark.

Number 8 is for sale by private treaty through Daphne L Kaye with an asking price of £975,000. The fivebedroom house has around 3,000 sq ft and is currently laid out as a six-bedroom house, though the basement level could operate as a self-contained flat.

Granite steps lead up to a porch and into a spacious entrance hall. The drawingroom is off the hall and features a fine bay window, original stripped flooring and a marble fireplace in white, with a tiled inset and a hearth with a brass canopy. The ceiling plasterwork is particularly impressive in this room, which lends itself to entertaining.

Also off the hall is the diningroom, which again has a polished timber floor and a tiled fireplace. To the back of the house at this level is the kitchen/breakfastroom. It has a range of fitted units with illuminated worktop areas with tiled surround and a double sink unit. Also included are a built-in oven and hob.

Stairs lead to the first floor landing, featuring two double bedrooms. The larger of the two has a bay window and a marble fireplace. The second bedroom also has a marble fireplace, as well as a hot press.

Steps lead from the landing up to the next floor, where there is a single bedroom and a bathroom, with a white suite.

Two further bedrooms are at garden level. A paned glazed door leads from outside into what could be a separate apartment. To the front is a family room with a bay window. One of the bedrooms is a double, and the other a good-sized single. Also at this level is a shower room, and a staircase.

Outside, to the front of the house, is a gravelled driveway bordered by hedging, with a lawn and flowerbeds. There is both a pedestrian gate and vehicular entrance. A door leads from the side of the house to the rear, and the northeast-facing garden is laid out in lawn with mature trees and shrubs.

The house is conveniently located to shops and is close to the DART.