DUBLIN/EUR2m: A WELL-LOCATED Victorian semi at 67 Sandymount Avenue has seen its price drop in the hunt for a buyer. It first went on the market at €2.5 million and now the sellers and now Savills are looking for €2 million for the fine period redbrick house.

Four-bedroom, end-of-terrace Victorian redbrick

Agent: Savills HOK

It has four bedrooms, and over the years has been extended by its architect owner so that it now has 232sq m (2,497sq ft) of space.

The two main reception rooms have been knocked through to create one large space, made even more roomy and bright by the bay window to the front. Doors open out onto a patio from the back room.

The kitchen was extended into the back garden to suit the needs of a busy, growing family. Now a comfortable family room opens into a large eat-in kitchen that was extended with an emphasis on bringing in as much natural light as possible.

There are rooflights in the pitched ceiling, and a deep bay as well as glazed doors to the back garden.

A painted strip pine ceiling throughout, and sturdy terracotta floor tiles, help unite the family room and the kitchen and it is easy to imagine that it's here instead of the more formal reception rooms that a family would spend most time. A large island unit and plenty of storage make it an ideal layout for cooking and entertaining.

Upstairs, the main bedroom runs the width of the house and has a small en suite shower room.

There are three other double bedrooms, one up another staircase at the top of the house. The bathroom is in the return.

Throughout the house, many Victorian features have been kept, including the original floorboards, and the marble and cast-iron fireplaces.

There is plenty of off-street parking to the front, a side patio (with space for tables and chairs) and a grassy back garden.