BLACKROCK €2M:MARETIMO GARDENS East is a quiet cul-de-sac off Newtown Avenue in Blackrock, where the modest 1930s houses.

Some of these pretty semis have been in the same ownership since they were built, and it's easy to see why. It's a discreet address, just a short walk from the village and the Dart, with the most sought-after houses on the left hand side, with back gardens overlooking the sea.

One of these, number 27, at the far end of the cul-de-sac, is for sale through Sherry FitzGerald asking €2 million.

It's a five-bedroom house - two are in the attic - that was stylishly renovated in the mid-1990s when the owners' brief to their architect was to make it a good house for a party. So it has turned out to be with plenty of entertaining space in the 203sq m (2,185sq ft) layout.

The view from the front door is straight through to the back, where the space divides into a kitchen/diningroom on one side, and a double livingroom on the other. Both areas have French doors to the garden which faces towards Dún Laoghaire - a sunnier aspect than many of the neighbours have. Summer evenings are spent down at the garden wall which is wide enough to lean over and rest a drink on while taking in the view of green open space down to the railway line, and the sea beyond. The kitchen area, though compact, has plenty of clever storage behind handmade maple doors and under granite worktops. Steps lead up to the dining area, which opens directly through to the split level livingroom.

At the upper level is a sunny garden room, with steps leading down to a cosier sittingroom with open fireplace. There's a large study at the front of the house, as well as a fully shelved playroom. A toilet and utility room complete the layout. Upstairs, the main bedroom with its dinky en suite, has a superb sea view, as does the family bathroom next door.

27 Maretimo Gardens East, Blackrock, Co Dublin

Superb five-bed family semi near the village with rare seaside garden

Agent: Sherry FitzGerald