Offering easy access to the city, transport options include the number 42 bus route and there is easy access to the Dart at Portmarnock, which is just a mile -and-a-half away. With planning permission for a new hotel and golf course nearby, interest in the development, which features homes with front and rear gardens as well as cobble-lock paving, has been strong, according to the selling agent.

Price: townhouses from Euro590,000; two-bed bungalows from Euro695,000 Agent: Property Team Noel Kelly Auctioneers 01-846 2752 the village. As well as easy access to the N2 and N3, there is a regular bus to the city centre 15 miles away.

Price: four-beds from Euro600,000; "ve-beds from Euro650,000 Joint agents: Sherry FitzGerald New Homes 01-667 1888;

Property Partners Brady Fitzgerald 01-802 7000