Sandycove Avenue East: €1.1m

A refurbished three-bedroom semi-detached house with the sea at the end of the road in Sandycove, Co Dublin is guided at €1.1 million prior to auction through Sherry Fitz-Gerald on March 15th.

Dating from 1910, number 19 Sandycove Avenue East is one of a row of four red-roofed houses on this quiet one-way road that's close to shops and schools.

Refurbished in recent months, the house will appeal both to affluent couples seeking a family home in a child-friendly neighbourhood, as well as people trading down from larger houses in the area. It's a spacious house of just over 167 sq m (1,800 sq ft) with two good reception rooms and a large eat-in kitchen. The 100ft long back garden is a bonus in an area where there are very few mid-sized houses with generous gardens.

Number 19 has a traditional layout with a large livingroom to to the front of the house. This is a particularly bright room with its deep bay window allowing in a lot of light, and an original cast-iron fireplace.

The second reception room, which also has a fireplace, leads through to the kitchen through a door that would originally have been a window overlooking the back garden. By covering over the outdoor space at the side of the house with a high, glazed room, a bigger and brighter kitchen has been created with a high vaulted ceiling. The red and black ceramic floor tiles laid in a diamond pattern are in keeping with the age of the house, though the kitchen units are entirely modern.

Double doors lead to a patio and to the garden which catches the afternoon sun. A guest toilet and utility space completes the downstairs layout.

Upstairs, the rooms are neatly divided between front and back. On the half landing a corridor leads off to the family bathroom, and a big bright bedroom overlooking the back garden. The main bedroom is on the first floor and originally would have run the full width of the house. However, a new en suite bathroom takes up a sizeable amount of space. The third bedroom is a comfortable double.