Two in Blackrock with gardens front and back

This three-bedroom terraced house has a Shaker-style kitchen and New York-themed bedrooms, while No 8 St Margaret’s is a five-bedroom detached house overlooking Blackrock College’s sports ground to the back

Number five Maretimo Terrace is a well-proportioned three-bedroom house of 141sq m (1,520sq ft).

It is for sale at €565,000 through Savills.

The front reception room has a bay window, tiled hearth, ceiling coving and double sliding doors through to the family room, which overlooks the back garden and has a door to the patio and garden.

The kitchen-cum-diningroom is to the back of the house. The diningroom has a brick feature wall where the range would have been originally. A roof light illuminates the Shaker-style kitchen shining westerly sun into the middle of the room. To the rear is a utility room and toilet.

The garden, while small, is private, has a patio and lawn and pedestrian rear access.

It has a northerly orientation but gets some westerly sun. There is also a shed.

Upstairs there are three bedrooms, each given a borough of New York theme. One takes its lead from hipster haven, Brooklyn and another from Manhattan island. The family bathroom has a bath and separate shower.

The attic room is used as storage. It has an en suite bathroom.

The house has an E2 BER rating.

Alanna Gallagher

Alanna Gallagher

Alanna Gallagher is a property journalist with The Irish Times