£400,000-plus five-bed redbrick has plenty of original features

Solid redbrick houses in Dublin 6 are always much sought after, but this one at 6 Villiers Road, in Rathgar, Dublin 6, will have a strong appeal when it goes to auction on July 8th because of its size. Its narrow terraced front hides an interior of over 2,000 sq. ft with five bedrooms.

Sherry FitzGerald are guiding £400,000 for the house - the most recent one to come on the market on this attractive road sold for £415,000 last September. That house had been completely and stylishly refurbished. The new owners of Number 6 will definitely need not only to redecorate but also to update because, while the house has been well maintained over the years, no major work has been done.

A new bathroom and kitchen will be high on the new owner's shopping list. The house has bay windows on both levels which always makes for an attractive living room and main bedroom.

The living room interconnects with the dining room and both rooms feature attractive white marble and tile fireplaces with a brass canopy.

A nice feature is the original French windows opening out from the dining room to the back garden. Indeed, the house has all its original turn-of-the-century features including decorative plasterwork and stained glass.

The house has a separate breakfast room and a kitchen in the back return and, while both rooms are usefully large, knocking them together would make a wonderful kitchen/dining room.

Also on this level is a shower room off the kitchen and a guest lavatory off the hall.

Upstairs, there is a double bedroom in the return as well as a good-sized bathroom. Further on up there are two large double bedrooms with high ceilings and fireplaces. There is also a large single on this level. On up again and there is a large bedroom at the back of the house which has an en suite. This room is not an attic conversion but is original to the house. The well-planted rear garden, which has clearly been well loved by an enthusiastic gardener, has a fine display of roses. At the end of the garden is a large garage which takes up quite a bit of room and there are also a couple of outhouses.