SANDYMOUNT: €2.95M:TWO YEARS ago this house at 5 Claremont Road in Sandymount village was on the market at a staggering €5.5 million, having been refurbished to a high degree by its young owners who spent a fortune on new floors, walls and roof, and a grand kitchen extension.

Just as they put it up for sale, the market began to turn and since then the value has been decreasing steadily. The 281sq m (3,031sq ft) house is now available through Bennetts at €2.95 million – a price some might consider to be optimistic still. It’s a very pretty house, set far back enough from the street to allow parking for three cars. The surprise is the 100ft walled garden to the rear.

5 Claremont Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4

Refurbished period house with 100ft rear garden

Agent: Bennetts