The townhouses which make up the 1991-built Merrion Strand enclave off Strand Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4 are nicely varied and a compact 72 in number.

They've aged well, too, becoming a leafy, peaceful enclave off what is a busy road. The majority are two storeys and terraced, a few are detached and a small group of three-storey terraced houses have wide, second and third floor sea views.

Number 23 is one of these. A semi-detached three-bedroom house it is for sale by private treaty through Douglas Newman Good at €1.3 million. The owners who are moving to a larger house in the area have kept the simply furnished in very good order.

It's a bright house, and the first as you turn into Merrion Strand, It has two reception rooms and a floor area of 130sq m (1,400sq ft).

A rear patio is contained by a high, cream coloured wall over which there floats the smell of the sea. The front garden includes off-street car-parking as well as trees and shrubs.

Location is a factor in the house design and the first floor livingroom is dominated by a picture window view of the bay from Howth to Dún Laoghaire.

The main bedroom, on the floor above this, has an even more expansive view and takes in the Pigeon House chimneys. A fireplace in the livingroom is gas-fired and the main bedroom has a wall of built-in wardrobes.

The diningroom, to the rear on the ground floor, has a period fireplace in dark, dappled marble with ornate tiled inset and polished porcelain floor. A hard-wood framed glass door opens into the patio. The kitchen is to the front of the house, overlooking the front garden and it has a good range of fitted units.

A lot of the light in the house comes from large windows on both first and second floor landings. The other two bedrooms, on the first and second floors, have built-in wardrobes and views.