Dartry home above the Dodder valley for £350,000-plus

Number 42 South Park, Dartry is a five-bedroom semi-detached house with a surprisingly spacious interior and an attractive outlook over the Dodder valley to the rear. Lisney will auction the 1950s property, which has a guide of £350,000-plus, on May 20th.

This seems good value for such a substantial house - it has just over 2,700 sq. ft of living space and three reception rooms - in a prime Dublin 6 location. The entrance is at the side of the house and it leads into a large, L-shaped hall. The principal rooms are at the back of the house, capitalising on the south-west orientation and elevated site. To the right of the hall is the dining room, a fine room with a large bay window, marble fireplace and parquet flooring. Glazed doors lead from the hall to a morning room and drawing room, each room internally connected by a panelled white sliding door.

The terrazzo floored kitchen is a spacious room with a walk-in shelved pantry. Sliding patio doors lead from the drawing room to the main patio garden area, which has glorious views down to the Dodder. The ground floor accommodation is completed by a small guest lavatory which, unusually, has an access door to the garage. The stairs rise and divide leading to two distinct bedroom areas. On one side is a bedroom with a bathroom next door, offering scope for en suite accommodation, guest or staff quarters.

To the right are four more bedrooms, all of them large airy rooms; one of them has an en suite shower room. The main bedroom is a nicely proportioned room with a small south-facing balcony, a dressing room area with hanging space and a large en suite bathroom. Outside, there is ample off-street parking in front of the house - but the real garden glories are to the side and rear. First, the back garden is terraced on three levels: it comprises a south-facing patio and lawn sun trap.

Attractive pathways thread down to two garden levels below - all offering a splendid vista. Finally, a sliding patio door from the kitchen gives way to a totally enclosed side patio and a leafy area which can become your own secret garden.