Spacious family house in secluded spot

Blackrock/€1.85m: One of the popular four-bedroom detached houses in Avoca Park, off Avoca Avenue in Blackrock is sure to attract a good deal of interest in the run up to auction on March 14th.

Sherry FitzGerald has issued an advised minimum value (AMV) of €1.85 million for 60 Avoca Park, which has 191sq m (2,058sq ft) of space and a good-sized garden.

Avoca Park is an enclave of houses and a few apartments that has has proved a terrific investment for those who bought in when the development was first built in the early 1990s. Recent sales include number 84 Avoca Park, a similar house which needed some cosmetic work, which achieved €1.7 million at auction last November.

Number 60 is tucked into a quiet corner and its south-westerly garden is larger than average for a modern estate.

Large Georgian-style bay windows let in plenty of light. The owners have re-decorated in soft neutral colours, adding to the feeling of space. Downstairs, the main rooms flow into each other, while a separate den/TV room provides the necessary privacy.

Off the maple-floored hall is a sittingroom extending into the front bay, with a cream carpet, marble fireplace and double doors to the diningroom. Also carpeted, this room opens via French doors to the garden and also to a family room.

This room has maple flooring, huge picture windows and French doors opening to the deck and garden. The open-plan layout connects with a smart cherrywood kitchen with integrated appliances and a black Stanley range. A utility off the kitchen leads to a passageway and the TV room.

Upstairs, the front main bedroom also extends into the bay. There is an extensive bank of wardrobes and an en suite shower room tiled in Italian silkstone. Another double bedroom and two single bedrooms, all with wardrobes, and a family bathroom with antique fittings are off this landing. The low-maintenance front garden provides off-street parking for two cars. With its south-west orientation and careful tending, the back garden is one of this house's strong points.

A broad terrace off the kitchen and family room is used in summer for eating out. The lawn is bordered by flower beds and shrubs, bamboo and ivy-clad fencing. Stepping stones wind across to a Barna shed.