Rathgar: €380,000A ground floor apartment in a refurbished 1840s building on Highfield Road in Rathgar, Dublin 6, is for sale for €380,000.

PR woman Kirsten Connolly says she has been very happy there in the two years since she bought it, but is now looking for something a bit bigger, ideally in the same area.

Apartment 3 at 20 Highfield Road is for sale by private treaty through Sherry FitzGerald

Kirsten's one-bedroom apartment is certainly small, at 37sq m (398sq ft); accommodation in it includes an open-plan livingroom with the kitchen off it, double bedroom and a bathroom.

The kitchen has been modernised recently and has fitted pale oak units, a tiled floor and striking red-tiled splashback. The bathroom has a shower, tiled floor and part-tiled wall.

The apartment is five minutes' walk from the Luas stop at Cowper, a short journey to a stop near the office of Elevate PR, where Kirsten is an account manager.

Outside, there is good room for off-street parking at the front of number 20, which was converted into 16 apartments in the 1970s.

There is also a 100ft long quiet communal garden at the back of the house.

The service charge is €800 per year.