A detached three-bedroom house on the bank of the Dodder in Lansdowne Village, Dublin 4, has a private treaty price tag of excess £550,000 through Gunne Residential.

Mallard Lodge, designed by architect Paul Brazil, was built in 1997 to a commendably high specification.

The owners stipulated that the Across the river, the east stand of Lansdowne Rugby Club is partially screened by trees on the towpath. The house, which has 1,340 sq ft of accommodation, is at the beginning of the Lansdowne Village cul-de-sac, backing on to the long gardens of houses on Newbridge Avenue.

It is in impeccable order and will suit anyone looking for a compact, ready-to-move-into house half an hour's walk from College Green. The house is set behind high stone walls and surrounded by a courtyard garden. There is offstreet parking.

An entrance hall floored in Junckers beech has a pine staircase to the living areas. Here, there is natural light from windows on three sides, augmented by a tall, 12-pane window on the landing.

A large, bright sittingroom has a cream wood and slate fireplace and French windows opening on to a polished teak deck overlooking the river. There is ample room for a dining table. Next door, the kitchen/ breakfastroom includes a good range of maple units, a teaktopped island unit and a full complement of Neff appliances. A door from here opens on to the deck which is large enough for entertaining.

Downstairs, the main bedroom has a bank of beech wardrobes and doors out to a cobbled terrace. Off this is a marble-tiled en suite with a double power shower. A built-in vanity unit is topped with veined Alicante marble in a warm terracotta colour. There is a second double bedroom with beech wardrobes and a third room, currently used as a study, could fit a double bed at a push. The family bathroom has a Junckers beech floor, Alicante marble on the walls and vanity unit and an over-bath Hansen power shower. A walk-in utility room is fitted out US-style with a hanging clothes rail and washing machine.

The garden is mainly cobbled and surrounded by high stone walls covered with several varieties of clematis. There is a raised flower bed and the courtyard area beside the rear pedestrian entrance houses a garden shed. Two or three cars can park with ease in the driveway.