Just off the N7 and M7, Kill is on the Dublin side of Kildare, and agents Colm McEvoy Auctioneers expect strong demand not just from the local market but from young firsttime buyers looking for a home in the commuter belt. Nearby Sallins has a regular train service to Heuston Station, while Naas, two miles away, has a good selection of shops, schools, restaurants, businesses and amenities, and Kill has a regular bus service to Dublin.

Developed by Garland Homes and designed by architects McCrossan O'Rourke, Embassy Manor is a modern urban-style development of apartments and duplexes. Laid out in three three-storey buildings finished in a mix of redbrick and render, this is an attractive scheme surrounded by landscaped grounds.

Two-bed apartments are known as The Fern and have a floor area of 64 square metres (687 square feet). At ground level, two-beds include their own small garden and private terrace, while accommodation comprises a hall with storage area, open-plan living/dining room, kitchen, one double bedroom with en-suite, one single room and the main bathroom.

Over the apartments on the first and second floors are the three-bed duplexes known as The Grove. Bright and spacious with a floor area of 111 square metres (1193 square feet), accommodation includes a hall with guest WC, kitchen/dining room, and separate living room opening out to a good-sized terrace.

Upstairs there are two double bedrooms, one single room, one en-suite and the main bathroom. A small store room is also fitted at this level.

All homes come with gasfired central heating, hardwood windows, fireplace in living room, fitted kitchen with appliances, and wall tiling.

Embassy Manor, Kill, Co Kildare Price: two-bed apartments from 315,000.

Agent: Colm McEvoy Auctioneers (045-897711)