DUBLIN 18: €4.5M, €3.35M:The key attraction of two detached houses, both near the village in Foxrock, is their large, sweeping gardens, says Eivlín Roden

CHARTON, a detached five-bedroom 1960s property on Foxrock's quiet Kerrymount Avenue, is more about the magnificent three-quarter of an acre enclosed garden than the actual house, which is for auction on April 23rd through joint agents Knight Frank and Daphne Kaye & Associates with an AMV of €4.5 million.

Accessed through black cast-iron gates and a secluded tree-lined avenue, the house is beautifully set in the garden. It has a floor area of 233sq m (2,500sq ft) over two and a half levels, and has been immaculately maintained, but now needs some upgrading - e.g., there is no central heating or double glazing.

There are three good reception rooms, including a circular-ended drawingroom with windows around two sides and a fireplace with copper details; a spacious diningroom and a square study.

The large kitchen has a Rayburn range, fitted units and back door access to an outside toilet. There are three coalhouses in an enclosed yard and a downstairs cloakroom off the wide rectangular hall.

The first bedroom on the half landing is used as a music room and the spacious family bathroom is next door. The remaining four double bedrooms are a half flight up and off a roomy landing. Three of these have great garden views and all have wash-hand basins and metal windows. A door opens onto a big balcony.

New owners may wish to open most of the downstairs rooms into the garden to take advantage of its sunny aspect. Outside there is a conservatory, a double garage, and ample parking space for cars.

The very private garden is mostly set in lawn and sweeps around the house on three sides, while on the fourth there is a secret tree-lined pathway with wicket gate that leads to a glasshouse at the back of garden.

Charton is a short walk to Foxrock village with its range of shops and restaurants and both the M50 and the N11 are within easy driving.

CHARTON, KERRYMOUNT AVENUE, FOXROCK
Detached five-bedroom 1960s house needing upgrading on three-quarters of an acre.
Agents:Knight Frank and Daphne Kaye & Associates