Douglas Newman Good expects to fetch in excess of £270,000 next Wednesday, December 2nd, when it auctions 1 Victoria Terrace, Dalkey, Co Dublin. The three-bedroom end of terrace house is close to the village and is in near-perfect condition. The two-storey house, while modest in size, has the layout and proportions of a larger, more grand Victorian home and many of its period features are intact. The front door opens into a pleasant hallway with plaster cornices, a ceiling arch supported by decorative corbels and an ornate ceiling rose.

To the left is a charming pair of interconnecting reception rooms, running the depth of the house. The sittingroom, at the front, has a shuttered window and a carved timber mantel with an elaborate brass-and-steel inset. The cosy diningroom has a pair of French windows opening on to a sheltered patio. The kitchen is a modern extension in two parts. The first, the working end of things, is lined with pine units on two sides and is painted clean white. The second, a sitting area with a chunky table for six, is painted a warm, earthy colour. Big, sliding doors opening on to the patio make the space very bright. Both areas are floored with honey-coloured terracotta tiles.

Upstairs, on the half-landing, there is a sizeable family bathroom. There are three bedrooms on the first floor. The largest of these, at the front, has an en suite bathroom. A pint-sized bedroom is directly over the front door, while the third one, a small double, is at the rear.

The back garden is bounded on two sides by high, granite walls. It is mainly laid out in grass, while a sunny flower border faces south.