Big, bold and bright in Bray

Co Wicklow: €1.3mAbout three times the size of the average semi-d at 325sq m (3,500sq ft), Ravello, in the Pemberton estate off Herbert Road, in Bray, Co Wicklow, may seem like good value to those prepared to move further from the city to gain some space. For auction through Sherry FitzGerald on March 29th, it has an advised minimum value (AMV) of €1.35 million.

Within easy reach of the N11, Pemberton is an enclave of about 30 houses - a mix of two-storey homes and bungalows. With its four reception rooms and four bedrooms Ravello will tick the boxes for many families, and although it's a modern house, the decor is period-style.

With 10ft ceilings, the rooms are bright and airy. The drawingroom is triple aspect, with a hand-carved timber fireplace. The diningroom is spacious; it has decorative ceiling cornicing, dado rail and glass-panelled double doors to the kitchen/breakfastroom which has a black slate floor, cherry pine kitchen units and a Belfast-style sink.The breakfastroom comes with a computer workstation and broadband access. There's also a utility room and a family room opens to a conservatory with a solid maple floor.

To the front is a gravelled driveway while the back garden has a raised patio and play area.