20 Fortfield Drive - Terenure

Number 20 Fortfield Drive, Terenure, Dublin 6W, is a part-brick fronted semi-detached home which has been enlarged to five bedrooms, as well as having extensive attic living space. It is to be auctioned by Lisney on October 27th, and has a guide price of £500,000-plus.

Built in the late 1930s by the builders, Oleys, it is in walk-in condition and enjoys a sunny aspect. Classic interior decor, as well as lead lighted windows in many of the rooms, wood panelling and dado rails, enhance the home's appeal, while the large and well-managed back garden will also be a strong selling point. The enclosed entrance porch has a tiled floor and door into a reception hall with ceiling coving and a walk-in storage area with panelled walls.

The sittingroom has a bay window and a fine marble fireplace. Sliding double doors lead to the diningroom, while double French doors open into the rear garden.

The bright breakfastroom has panelled walls with display shelving, a panelled ceiling and a double-glazed door to the patio. An arch leads into the fully-fitted kitchen with a range of including a counter-top hob unit, a tiled floor and down-lighters.

A fine family room lies beyond the kitchen/breakfastroom, in what was once the garage. It has a raised fireplace with a fitted coal-effect gas fire. There is also a utility room, shower room and a double bedroom with glazed double doors leading to the rear garden. This part of the house could easily be sectioned off and would be suitable as a surgery for a doctor/dentist since it has a separate entrance.

Upstairs are four bedrooms, three of which are doubles. The main bedroom has a large, walk-in dressingroom with shelving and drawers, as well as an en suite with a Mira shower and fully-tiled walls and floor.

Two of the bedrooms have fitted wardrobes and dressing table units, while the fourth bedroom is used as a study. The family bathroom has a corner bath with Triton shower. The lavatory is separate. A ladder extends to the floored attic, which has a double-glazed Velux window and could used as a bedsittingroom.

The area to the front of the house is paved with flagstones and has raised flower beds and mature shrubs, as well as a laburnum tree. There is adequate off-street parking.

To the rear of the house is a beautifully landscaped walled garden with curving flower beds and an abundance of shrubs and mature trees with garden lighting, as well as an extensive patio.

The house is situated close to schools and colleges, as well as to Bushy Park.