A former British naval officer's house in the picturesque town of Cobh, Co Cork is for sale by private treaty, asking £235,000 (€298,450). Number 2 Rusbrooke Terrace is one of an elegant row of period houses built around 1850. Burton Crowley O'Flynn is the selling agent.

Rusbrooke Terrace is a quiet cul-de-sac not far from the centre of Cobh, with good views of Monkstown Bay from the rear gardens.

The owners, who have lived at number two for three decades, are moving out now their family is grown. While the house is comfortable and has a wonderful rose garden, new owners will need to modernise.

Most of the original features in the 1,950 sq ft house are intact, including fine period fireplaces in almost every room. Window shutters are in working order and an old cream-coloured range supplies heating. The sittingroom to the front has a wide bay window and ceiling plasterwork in good condition.

The mantelpiece is white marble with tiled inset. Pine-panelled walls are likely to be removed in the course of restoration. Thick double doors open to a family room, with a black marble fireplace and ceiling cornicing. At the back is a kitchen-cum-'diningroom with 1970s-style formica units and a solid fuel range.

The bedrooms are spread over the first and second floors and all have period fireplaces. There are two double and two single bedrooms and a family bathroom on the first floor and a further two bedrooms and a storeroom at the top of the house.

The very pretty garden is mostly lawn, bordered by well-stocked rose-beds and semi-tropical shrubs. There is also a wide flagged terrace.