Sherry FitzGerald is quoting £1.75 million (2.22m) by private treaty sale for Cloneevin, a 5,000 sq ft early Victorian house on Killiney Avenue, close to the junction with Killiney Hill Road.

Needing renovation, the seven-bedroom house has the advantage of being well hidden from the road in the midst of a 1.3 acre garden. With obvious potential, interest from builders is certain, although the restored house would make a fine family home.

Ceiling plasterwork in the main reception rooms is particularly attractive and room proportions are on a grand scale. The overgrown tennis court and tall specimen trees surrounding the house provide glimpses of how the house and garden looked in more affluent times.

Cloneevin is double-fronted, with bay windows either side of a flight of granite steps to the front entrance.

The hallway is wide and tall, with good cornicing. To the left, the drawingroom is a large airy room with a bay window and additional side window providing good natural light.

The decorative ceiling here is magnificent and in good condition. A white marble fireplace has a figured brass inset and thick double doors open to the diningroom.

On the right is a family sittingroom, with a marble fireplace and a deep bay window overlooking the front garden. Replacing the functional but somewhat dated kitchen will be a priority for new owners. Undergrowth outside the window which darkens the kitchen could do with cutting back.

The staircase is typically Victorian, with carved sides and a fine mahogany bannister. On the half landing is a walk-in airing cupboard and a guest toilet.

The first floor landing is extremely spacious, with plenty of room for a desk and bookcases.

The main bedroom overlooks the front and side and is very bright, with a large en suite bathroom and corner bath. All five bedrooms on this floor are doubles.

The family bathroom at the top of the house has a huge corner bath and timber-panelled ceiling.

Garden level is where most of the renovation work is required. Here, there is a warren of quite large rooms which could be converted to a separate apartment or home office suite.

The accommodation includes a snooker room with a brick fireplace, a separate games room/den, a bedroom currently used for storage and a bathroom.

Another bedroom houses a built-in sauna and shower.

The gardens, while overgrown, are very private and full of mature trees and surviving rambling roses.

A couple of pretty coach-houses outside the back door have definite possibilities. There is a tennis court and a wide curved driveway to the front gate.