Number 54 Oaklands Park, Sandymount, Dublin 4, is a solid redbrick semi-detached house that was built in the early 1900s as a modest home close to the railway line but will now appeal to well-heeled families seeking a base in Dublin 4.

The three-bedroom house is expected to make over £465,000 at a Gunne Residential auction on July 18th. Oaklands Park is tucked away off Serpentine Avenue, within an easy walk of Ballsbridge and of Sandymount village.

Number 54 was set out in two flats when the current owners bought it 11 years ago. They were fortunate to find that most of the period details were intact and they only had to find a replacement for one fireplace - the one in the diningroom. Other than that, the floorboards were there to be stripped and polished, the decorative cornices were there to be painted and the stained glass which is typical of the period was still in place.

The house is laid out in the usual redbrick period style. Downstairs, there are two interconnecting reception rooms with a kitchen in the return. In this case the rooms connect via sliding doors, an arrangement which always looks neat. The kitchen in the back return was probably two rooms originally but in this house they have been opened up to form one large eat-in kitchen with double doors out to the garden. At the far end of the kitchen is a door leading to a good-sized utility room.

Upstairs, there are three double bedrooms, the most impressive by far being the main bedroom running the width of the house. It has three windows, making it particularly bright and attractive. The original fireplace is still here and there are built in wardrobes in the deep alcoves on either side of the chimney-breast. There is a good-sized bathroom.

The house was decorated with an eye for colour and period feel, so the hall has black-and-white tiles on the floor and is decorated in shades of pink and wine. There are also attractive strong colours in most of the other rooms. However, the reception rooms are a neutral cream colour.

There is a large patio area directly outside the kitchen on which are laid reclaimed brick. The rest of the very private garden is laid out in lawn.