Downsizers have secured their own piece of a trendy inner-city suburb, picking up a petite, pretty terrace for $1,735,000.

The couple purchased the impeccably refurbished 17 Amy Street in Erskineville under the hammer. It had been guided at $1.6 million during the campaign.

The final offer leapfrogged the $1.69 million reserve during a speedy exchange of bids, in which two young professional couples were runners-up.

The home last sold for $956,000 in 2022, public records show.

All three parties that registered took part in the auction for the stylish two-bedroom home set on just over 63 square metres of land, under the eye of auctioneer Ricky Briggs and listing agent Matthew Blackmore of Strathfield Partners.

Blackmore said the winning bidders sold their larger home, outside the area,

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