Few houses come on the market with as many hidden extras as 68 Grosvenor Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6. In walk-in condition, this detached fivebedroom Victorian home has a strikingly distinctive interior as well as a self-contained summer house, and an apartment with its own hall door and patio area.

Due to be auctioned by John Lowe and Associates on April 20th, it carries a guide price of £1.1 million.

The ambience throughout the 4,500 sq ft house is fairly opulent, with a wealth of detail extending to the south-west facing rear garden, which has a large pond as well as an elaborate tree house.

The redbrick house, built in 1860, has a large gravel front garden with off-street parking. The entrance porch is ornately decorated and leads into a fine entrance hall with a 14 ft-high ceiling. Off the hall is a reception room, colour-splashed in terracotta with gold-leaf stencilling. This room also features a marble fireplace with tile inset, shuttered sash windows, and coving on the ceiling. Off the far side of the hall are the two main interconnecting reception rooms both painted in pastel shades. The first room has a fireplace with mahogany surround and sash windows. This leads into a diningroom, which has yellow walls and a contrasting blue ceiling. This is a bright room leading directly into the kitchen area.

The kitchen is an extension of the diningroom and has a slanting skylight, new white laminated units and aluminium framed windows looking over the garden. Also on ground level, on the opposite side of the hall, is a fully fitted utility room.

The first bedroom is a large double on the first-floor return and has fitted wardrobes and a window seat, as well as an impressive en suite. A stairs leads to the main landing, with four other bedrooms leading off, all of which are doubles and have fully-tiled en suites. The main bedroom is the largest and is decorated in rolled yellow effect with the gold leaf motif again repeated. The other bedrooms are newly decorated in an elaborate style and all the en suites are fully-tiled. A feature throughout the house is the quality of the carpets which will be included in the sale.

The granny flat at ground floor level has its own front door. It has a sittingroom with a timber floor and a fireplace with timber surround. This room leads to a bedroom with built-in wardrobes. The flat also has a fully-tiled bathroom and a small kitchen with a private patio.

The mature rear garden is divided into sections. It has a pond with an impressive fountain, and a private patio area, as well as the wooden tree house. The single-storey summerhouse is self-contained with a sitting and dining area, as well as cooking facilities and a bathroom. It is fully wired for electricity.

Overall, 68 Grosvenor Road is a very spacious home, convenient to Rathmines village and on a bus route into the city.