Dublin 4: €2.75m Sitting in the flower filled garden of Glenesk, 44 Claremont Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, you could be in the heart of the country - yet the house is just 200 yards from Sandymount village.
This handsome Victorian family home in impeccable condition will be auctioned on September 28th, with Sherry FitzGerald guiding 2.75 million.
Built circa 1880, the semi-detached redbrick has 232sq m (2,500sq ft) of accommodation comprising four reception rooms plus studio, five bedrooms and two bathrooms.
The hall is splendid, decorated in a warm shades with an arch to an inner hall, and ceiling moulding in pristine condition.
The drawingroom, which is painted red and carries it off magnificently, has period pine floorboards and a classical period fireplace with marble mantelpiece.
A wide square bay window overlooks the front garden. A rear facing livingroom has extensive bookshelves - a feature of this home - on either side of another good-looking period fireplace.
A study is comprehensively shelved with built in desk.
Steps lead down to the hall floor return encompassing diningroom, studio, kitchen, utility and toilet.
A study of the house plans shows how these rooms could be opened out into one light-filled kitchen, dining and living area, with the bonus of better views and access to a lovely garden.
The family bathroom and first double bedroom are on the first floor return.
The bathroom with white suite is floored and panelled in cork, with dark tiling round the bath, heated towel rail and large mirror.
There are four further bedrooms on the first floor.
A second large bedroom with extensive book shelving and fitted wardrobe is well positioned to include an en suite shower facility.
The main bedroom is particularly attractive.
It has two deep front facing arched windows, a pleasant colour scheme and integrated storage. Its en suite bathroom with white suite is fully tiled.
The front garden is gravelled and has a lawn and rose beds.
A wide side entrance leads round to a charming rear garden facing southeast which is bound by an old granite wall, defined by a tall silver birch, its circular lawn fringed by a profusion of flower and shrubs.
