Three to choose in Sandymount, Stillorgan and Bray

Douglas Newman Good expects bids over €1.1 mllion for 2 Serpentine Park in Dublin 4, a four-bedroom semi in a quiet location between Ballsbridge and Sandymount which will be auctioned on October 20th. Selling agent Gary Jacobs expects good interest in the property because of the promising side and back gardens that could take an extension to the 139sq m (1,500sq ft) house or provide an extra site, subject to planning permission.

A garage at the back, with access onto Serpentine Road, will certainly be eyed by developers, though they will be competing with couples prepared to pay a premium for the neighbourhood. Inside, the house has a predicatable layout with two reception rooms, a family room, and a fairly small kitchen. The four bedrooms, two doubles and two singles, share a family bathroom and separate toilet. Good off-street parking completes the package.

Price: €1.1m ... Agent: Douglas Newman Good

In Stillorgan, Martin O'Mahony of Property Team O'Mahony Auctioneers is asking €735,000 by private treaty for 52 Dale Road, a three-bedroom semi-detached house with distinct development potential in its large side lawn. The house faces an open green area which will enhance its appeal for parents with young children. There is also a sheltered back garden.

Set in an enclave of 1960s houses between Kilmacud Roads Upper and Lower, it's a settled residential neighbourhood close to both primary and secondary schools and the new Dundrum town centre, but mercifully free of traffic. There is plenty of off-street parking with number 52. The 121sq m (1,302sq ft) house is perfectly plain in the inside, with interconnecting sitting and diningroom and a breakfastroom leading to a galley style kitchen. Two double bedrooms and a single sharing one bathroom complete the accommodation.

Price: €735,000 ... Agent: Property Team O'Mahony Auctioneers

Ashmead, a 167.5sq m ( 1,800sq ft) four-bedroom house on a large corner site at 3 Old Court Park, off Killarney Road, Bray, Co Wicklow, is on the market through Hassett, which is quoting a guide of 775,000 prio to auction on October 26th.

Standing on just over a quarter of an acre of well-kept gardens, the property has strong development potential. Accommodation includes two reception rooms, utility room, downstairs toilet and four bedrooms upstairs, one en suite. The house, with high ceilings and large windows, is in p[ristine condition according to the agent.

Outside there is large detached garage and a lawn with a wide variety of mature trees, plants and shrubs. At the front, iron gates open into the front driveway where there is parking for a number of cars.

Price: €775,000 guide ... Agent: Hassett