The vendors have made few changes to 6 Aberdeen Street, preferring to leave it “pretty much as it was” when they bought nearly five years ago. “We put in sash windows,” one of the vendors says, “replaced the glass panels in the sunroom, put a Velux over the stairwell and decorated. We left the kitchen to the front, where it always was. We like it there, separate from the living areas and allowing for quiet and privacy.”

Like all of the solid, desirable houses built in the area by the Dublin Artisan Dwelling Company towards the end of the 19th century, 6 Aberdeen Street is "easy to live in. We love it but have another baby on the way so need something bigger – though we'll only be moving round the corner. We got married in Dublin Zoo and I walked from here with my bridesmaids. The whole street came out to wish us well. We couldn't leave the area."

Over a floor area of 65sq m (699sq ft) there are two bedrooms, shower room, open living room/sunroom and separate kitchen. Agent Lisney is seeking €350,000. On its last market outing, in September 2014, the property register records No 6 selling for €280,000.

The location of the kitchen to the left of the front door gives the house a feel that is different to most. It is compact and well fitted. The pleasure of street activities can be enjoyed from the working sink through a wide, front-facing sash window. Behind it, the living room has a 2.6m-high ceiling, original, working cast-iron fireplace and timber floors. It leads through an opening that was once a window, to a sunroom and, beyond this, to a small, south-facing courtyard. The whole area is light-filled and colourful. A shower room to the rear is fully tiled and has a window.

The main bedroom, to the front on the first floor, has a sash window and another working, cast-iron fireplace. The second bedroom, to the rear, has built-in wardrobes and cityscape views that stretch all the way to the Dublin mountains.