One of the most unusual properties to come on the market this week is a two-storey house in a converted vicarage in Swords, north Co Dublin. Number One, The Old Vicarage, is for sale by private treaty with HOK Residential in Swords at £275,000-plus.

Situated just outside Swords village and three miles from Dublin airport, The Old Vicarage, is a development in a 17th century house surrounded by landscaped communal gardens.

The conversion was carried out by builder Denis Finn, who has built several luxury homes in north Dublin in recent years and whose clients include Riverdance producers Moya Doherty and John McColgan.

The end of terrace house occupies 1,550 sq ft on the ground and first floors of the handsome stone built building. The most striking feature of the ground floor is the very impressive livingroom, which has as its centrepiece an elaborately plastered ceiling which dates from the mid 18th century.

It's a large airy room that, at 530 sq ft, is larger than most one-bedroom apartments. The bright room has two large windows.

Elsewhere on the ground floor, a kitchen/breakfastroom has solid antique pine-fitted wall and floor units.

Other features include a stainless steel sink, Bosch hob and extractor fan. The kitchen is plumbed for a dishwasher and washing machine and the walls are partly tiled.

The upstairs accommodation comprises two bedrooms and a bathroom. Both rooms have wooden floors, fitted wardrobes and Velux windows. The main bedroom has storage areas to either side of the room.

The bathroom, which is tastefully decorated in vivid blue, has a bath and shower, a tiled floor and walls and a Velux window.

There is ample car-parking to the front of the house. It shares a large communal front garden where hidden barbeque areas can be found among the trees.

There is also access to a courtyard at the rear of the property which is shared by five residents. Service costs stand at £500 a year.