Tucked away in a cul-de-sac off the ever-popular Blackrock Road, No 1 Sunnyside in Barrington’s Avenue is a recently modernised end-of-terrace two-bed house.  

“It’s a gorgeous, mature cul de sac,” says estate agent Niall Cahalane of the pleasures of Knockrea Gardens, where he has No 17 motoring along nicely in bids, in the low €200,000s, having initially guided at €197,000.