In the late 1980s, the trustees of Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin 4 purchased two properties adjoining the site of the club should the need arise to extend the grounds.

Since then this address has become desirable for families, and house prices have risen accordingly. The club, for commercial reasons, is now selling number 47, which is currently rented but will be sold with vacant possession through selling Lisney with an asking price of €610,000

The architectural firm Extend oversaw its renovation three years ago, and the result is a warm light-filled house, with a small maintenance-free garden to the rear.

0 of 4

The livingroom has the original horseshoe fireplace and new oak flooring. The kitchen-cum-diningroom is on two levels, and light floods through the full-height windows and glass doors overlooking the south-facing rear patio, which is paved and scattered with box hedging and camellias.

Upstairs, two doubles and a single bedroom feel remarkably warm for a house of this period thanks to the recent insulation and uPVC windows. The ceilings are high and make the 110sq m (1,184sq ft property feel roomy.

The house is painted white throughout reflecting the light of the pale polished porcelain tiles. A few licks of paint here and there will have it in pristine condition.

New owners might also want to clean the red-brick facade, as has been done next door.

The original boot scraper at the cobalt blue front door is a lovely reminder of the house’s heritage.

The front garden shares a large bay laurel hedge with the residents next door and parking is on the road on a first come first served basis.

The Dart, Aviva Stadium and Sandymount village are all close by. Right next door is Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club – sadlymembership is not included.