Terenure: €2.4mGood solid houses in Terenure have a steady following, so 103 Terenure Road West should prove a reliable test for the 2007 market. Lisney is quoting €2.4 million by private treaty for the corner pebble-dash semi which has 255sq m (2,745sq ft) of space, four bedrooms, three en suites and a converted attic.

Lisney achieved €1.85 million at auction last March for number 3 on the road, a smaller three-bedroom detached house. That the sale of number 103 is by private treaty speaks volumes about the auction fatigue which set in late last year.

The owner has carried out a no-expense-spared refurbishment, installing new plumbing, electrics, windows and floors, and extending substantially at the back.

Viewers will like the walls in various Farrow & Ball neutral shades, glamorous bathrooms and a kitchen/breakfastroom designed with a growing family in mind.

The house was built around the late 1940s and has a broad frontage, with a mature garden. An old magnolia by the gate will give a good show in early spring.

Leaded glass side panels give light to the hallway, which is laid with oak wide-plank floorboards. To the left is an oak-floored study, while a sittingroom and connected diningroom are across the hall. French doors open at the dining end to a sun room and thence to a raised deck and landscaped back garden.

The best room in the house is an airy kitchen/breakfast area linked by a wood-burning stove to the playroom which was part of the garage.

The ivory units are topped with black granite. An oak wine rack and oak-lined open shelving with baskets soften the clinical look of the contemporary kitchen.

Four bedrooms and a fifth attic room are on the two upstairs levels. Three double bedrooms include en suite power showers.

The family bathroom has a free-standing bath and a step-in power shower with circular 'monsoon' shower head. The back garden is smaller than the original patch, but there is space for a climbing frame and a game of croquet.