Wellington Square, Kilkenny, with St Mary's Cathedral a towering neighbour, is in the heart of the city. Its two-storey over basement townhouses were built in the l820s for soldiers who'd fought in the Battle of Waterloo; naming it for the victorious Duke was clearly the obvious thing to do.

Secluded, quiet enough to hear footfalls and birdsong and the bells from the town hall clock, Wellington Square is still only 100 yards from High Street. Its houses rarely come on the market, but number 7, for sale by private treaty through Ganly Walters Boyd, is the second this year. The earlier house, sold just over a month ago, achieved a price "in the region of £150,000 (#190,460)" according to Michael Boyd, who is quoting a guide of £149,000 (#189,000) for the end of terrace house now on the market. Currently in bedsits, number 7 needs modernisation, but many of the essentials for refurbishment are in place; features like original sash windows and shutters, dado rails, cornice work, door furniture and the fanlight over the front door are all intact. So are a couple of fireplaces, notably one in fine black marble in a first floor bedroom.

The narrow entrance hallway has a reception room, kitchen and bathroom off it and leads on down to the basement where there is also a sittingroom and kitchen. The largest room in the house is on the first floor and has two windows overlooking the green space to the front. It would make an elegant sittingroom. On this floor too there is another, smaller bedroom.

There are three bedrooms on the second, top floor. One bedroom has an original timber surround fireplace and there are views of the Slieve na mBan mountains from the rear.

A patio to the back of the house has high ivy-clad walls which could easily become a sun trap. The houses in Wellington Square have been recorded as "a protected structure" in the Kilkenny City Draft Development Plan due to be adopted this year.