Elegant home with lofty proportions

Dublin 4: Lisney is suggesting a guide price of €1.3 million for 14 Herbert Road in Dublin 4, a semi-detached period house with just under quarter of an acre of garden in a prime location.

Scheduled for auction on Februrary 19th, the four-bedroom house is bound to appeal both to families seeking a home at a relatively affordable price in D4, and to investors who see potential in the long back garden.

Located at the Sandymount end of the road, close to the junction with Tritonville, number 14 is set well back with a large front garden and a drive-in entrance to the side.

Inside, it's an elegant period house with lofty proportions and some fine original features, but it does need updating.

It has a traditional layout with two large interconnecting reception rooms and a cosy breakfastroom leading off a rear hallway. Beyond the breakfastroom is a kitchen that overlooks the garden.

There is also a small lean-to conservatory. The entire back of the house is likely to be refurbished and extended by new owners to create a big kitchen cum living space.

There is plenty of room to extend with a good-sized area of garden directly behind the house, and a larger lawn angled away from the house, behind a dense hedge. This part of the garden has been planted with meadow flowers which bloom all summer long.

Upstairs, there is a double bedroom and a bathroom on the first return. On the first floor three further bedrooms lead off a spacious and bright landing. Two of the bedrooms are large doubles with original fireplaces.