Carrickmines/€1.9m:A detached five-bedroom house at 9 The Dales in Carrickmines Wood is for sale by private treaty through Savills HOK for €1.9 million. The house originally came on the market in October of last year with a price tag of €2 million.

Carrickmines Wood is a Park Development which got a great deal of attention six years ago when it came on the market as it was one of the first, new-build estates where houses broke the €1 million price barrier.

It's a comfortable and spacious family home with 216sq m (2,330sq ft) of well designed space. Off the good-sized hall, where the oak staircase and flooring is a feature, there is a large drawingroom, with reclaimed parquet flooring and a sandstone fireplace. This room opens into a formal diningroom with access to the back garden. There's also a playroom and a well thought-out, bright, family-friendly eat-in kitchen, again with access out to the back garden. The smart looking kitchen includes all the usual appliances and features granite worktops and a useful island unit. There's a utility room as well as a downstairs cloakroom.

Upstairs the five bedrooms are all doubles and the main bedroom has an en suite and features reclaimed parquet flooring and French windows with views of the Dublin mountains. The family didn't intend moving so renovated both the family bathroom and the en suite last year and overall the house is in walk-in condition.

There's off-street parking for a couple of cars to the front and a manageable-sized back garden typical of even large houses in new estates.