Five-bed family home for £400,000-plus

A large five-bedroomed house at 14 Whitehall Road, Terenure, Dublin 12, goes to auction on September 19th through Lisneys who are guiding £400,000 (€507,900).

It will be the first time that this pre-war family home has changed hands since it was built in the 1930s.

The semi-detached house is set back from the traffic with a mature garden frontage, off-street parking and an integrated garage.

Entrance to the house is through a double-glazed porch leading into a bright spacious hall.

Off the hall there are the two interconnecting reception rooms. Both rooms have polished-oak fireplaces with tiled inset typical of the era.

The drawing room has a bay window that overlooks the front garden while the diningroom has a glass door incorporated into the window area that leads out into the back garden.

At the back of the house the original breakfast room, scullery and pantry has never been touched and would need to be totally modernised to cater for a busy family life.

Upstairs on a small return there is a single bedroom, the family bathroom and a separate toilet.

On the first floor there are two further single bedrooms, both with a picture rail feature, the bigger of the two has a tiled fireplace, again with oak surround.

Finally there are two generous-sized double bedrooms which are nice bright airy rooms with views out over the gardens. They both have tiled fireplaces.

A big selling point has to be the back garden, a generously wide 105ft long expanse of carefully maintained mature shrubs and flowers, which reflect the owners passion for gardening.

Totally private, the garden is protected by high trees and bushes on all sides, and has the advantage of being south- facing.

While the current owners have retained all the original features of the house it has remained unchanged throughout the years, apart from the addition of double glazed windows, rewiring and gas-fired central heating.

New owners are likely to totally refurbish this fine, solid, 1,650 sq ft house.