Dublin 4: €2.2mNumber 1 Richelieu Park, a four-bedroom detached family home off Sydney Parade Avenue in Dublin 4, will be auctioned on June 14th by Colliers Jackson-Stops with an AMV of €2.2 million.

Built in the 1970s, it has 167sq m (1,800sq ft) of living space. It has to be said that its brick façade is unexceptional.

Inside, however, is another story: the house is very bright with an excellent ground floor layout of reception rooms that open into one another. The south-west facing garden will also be a major selling point. It is reached from the deck of a vaulted extension by Dublin architect Brian Harper and is beautifully planted and not overlooked.

A eucalyptus tree shades the house and to the side there is plenty of room for further extension, should the new owners choose to demolish the existing garage.

Then there's the location: Richelieu Park is a quiet cul-de-sac close to Sandymount Strand.

Number 1 has the advantage of being near the junction and not further down the development. It has off-street car-parking and less than five minutes away is Sandymount Strand in one direction and a Dart station in the other. Off the wide entrance hall are the livingroom, diningroom, kitchen and sunroom, all of which interconnect by folding doors, allowing different areas to be sectioned off as need be.

Upstairs, there is a family bathroom and four bedrooms: two singles and two doubles, one with an en suite. There is also a large attic.