Mews houses have come a long way since the days when they meant coach houses and stables. There's something about the good ones that conjures ideas of artists; Francis Bacon famously lived and worked in one in London. Or slightly salty civil servants; John Steed from The Avengers made his home in one too. These days mews houses tend to be far from the resources of artists, but the best of them retain that rather louche sense of glamour.

Number 16a Pembroke Park was completely refurbished just two years ago and it's got such a good look that Diana Rigg (as Emma Peel) wouldn't look out of place dropping in for tea. Downstairs is open plan; a nicely designed kitchen with a tiled floor and wooden counter tops, leads to a teak-floored diningroom that flows through to the study, and also to the livingroom with an open gas-fire and large sliding doors out to the patio and long back garden.

Three bedrooms upstairs share a bathroom and all have built-in wardrobes. At approximately 100 sq m (1076 sq ft), the house is compact, but well laid out.

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With its three bedrooms, garden and garage, plus proximity to Herbert Park, Ballsbridge and the city centre, it’s the kind of house to make city living a breeze. For sale through Crawford’s for €725,000 it would be well suited to a downsizer looking to stay in the area. Equally, it would make a perfect city pad.