Yet another house on Longford Terrace, in Monkstown, Co Dublin, has come on the market, following the sale of three neighbouring homes in the past six months. Number 14, a family home, has five bedrooms and a superb drawing-room at first floor level. It will be auctioned by Hamilton Osborne King on April 28th next and is expected to make about £800,000.

These four-storey houses are ideally suited as both home and income, since the basement level can be converted into a self contained apartment or office. Number 14 has a good-sized back garden bounded by old granite walls, and nice views to the rear over Monkstown village. The principal rooms to the front of the house look out over Dublin Bay towards Howth.

Upgraded in recent years, the house has many of its period features intact and some very attractive additions, such as antique tiles that line the kitchen walls. Ornate plasterwork, original fireplaces and polished wood floors feature in most of the rooms and the hall and landings are particularly handsome and bright. There is an outer hall with wooden floor and fine cornicing and a glass door leading to the inner hallway.

The sitting-room has a polished wood floor, very fine cornicing and an original black sandstone fireplace with tiled hearth. Folding doors connect with the dining-room.

The garden level has a separate entrance from the front. There is a large family room to the front, and this opens directly into the kitchen. It is a good sized room with light oak cupboards and a rich array of antique tiles acting as a splash-back to the worktops. Patio doors open from the kitchen to a yard at the back of the house. The garden is at a higher level and is accessed from a door at the back of the hall upstairs. Also at basement level, there is a fully equipped utility room/laundry with a linen press, a shower room and a wine cellar.

The best room in the house is the first floor drawing-room, which has a polished wood floor, decorative cornicing and three tall windows looking out over Dublin Bay. Double doors lead to a study and there is also a small bedroom at this level. A bathroom with antique fittings is located on the first floor return. The four bedrooms on the top floor have the best views. The main bedroom is at the front of the house, with an en suite bathroom, while a bedroom at the back of the house has access to a small roof terrace.