Dalkey/ €1.5m: Sallymount, a three-bedroom house at the Dalkey village end of Coliemore Road in Dalkey will be auctioned by Lisney on February 22nd with an AMV of €1.5 million.

The owners built the house two years ago, after selling their large Victorian home next door: they retained part of the garden as a site. The new house extends to 151sq m (1,625sq ft) over three storeys and is designed in an attractive contemporary style that is modern without being overly hardline or cold.

What will appeal to potential purchasers is it's turnkey condition, light-filled rooms and the general ease that living in a house like this would provide for a young family or couple.

From the upper floors there are wonderful views over Dublin Bay to Howth, with windows towards the rear of the house facing Killiney Hill.

The front of the house is partly faced in brick and is built next to a very large rock, dotted with plants, that lines one side of the graveled driveway.

This lends a certain character to the house and renders the front garden virtually maintenance free. Inside, the entrance area has a curved stairs rising to the upper floors.

At the front is a family room and at the rear a large living and diningroom with partly vaulted ceiling.

The floor here, as elsewhere, is solid oak and so are the built-in shelves on either side of a raised sandstone hearth.

The kitchen is a neat size, well fitted out and very bright due to windows that wrap around two walls.

Upstairs on the first floor are the large main bedroom. with good storage. and a bathroom with porthole window. Also on this level is another double bedroom with an en suite shower room.

The second floor landing is spacious enough for the current owners to use as a home office. Beside this area is the third double bedroom, also with an en suite shower room.

The rear garden is a reasonable size for a small garden.