Ranelagh redbrick with light-filled interior

Dublin 6: €1.75mA four-bedroom Victorian house on one of Ranelagh's secluded side streets carries an AMV of €1.75 million prior to auction through Felicity Fox on October 19th.

Number 51 Edenvale Road is a classically proportioned 186sq m (2,000sq ft) semi-detached Victorian redbrick. The hall door contains original stained glass panels and opens onto interconnecting front rooms.

The livingroom has a big bay window while a hand-painted stencil taken from an Edwardian painting adds character to the diningroom. This second space leads into an old-fashioned sunroom. Period features - original timber floors, ceiling cornicing, sash windows - add to the ambience.

Presently, the kitchen is in an interior room and contains an Aga and Belfast sink. A small room to its rear is currently used as an artist's study and has direct access to the garden through French doors.

Amalgamating these two rooms into one would considerably brighten this living space's potential.

Upstairs, the main bedroom is at the front of the house and spans its width. It has twin windows and an original fireplace. There is a second double bedroom on this floor. Painted floorboards and freestanding wardrobes complete the home shabby chic style.

Two single bedrooms and bathrooms occupy the first floor return. One is currently used as a study. The attic has already been converted into a double bedroom with exposed brick walls and en suite.

A small but perfectly formed west-facing garden with fruit trees, is at the rear. Mature foliage on the property's walls offer complete privacy from neighbours. Virginia creeper on the property's back wall completes the look and feel of this outside room.

The east/west aspect of the property means the house is filled with amber light throughout. The location, tucked far from the crowds of the village's main street, is blissfully quiet.

This is an old-fashioned, beautifully proportioned house, of which there are few left in Dublin 6.