Mews with character has £350,000 guide

A LARGE three-bedroom mews house at 60 Heytesbury Lane, Ballsbridge, has a distinctly English country cottage feel to it. It goes to auction through Gunne on March 24th and carries a guide price of £350,000. This is an unusual house with a lot of character and a surprising 1,700 sq ft of space. It was substantially extended some 30 years ago and, while the rooms in the newer part are on a much larger scale, they are still in keeping with the period character of the house. The front door opens into a room which doubles as a hallway, with its open-tread oak stairway. This cosy, den-like room, with a redbrick fireplace, could be used either as a dining or living room.

The galley-type kitchen comes with extensive built-in cupboards, including one entire wall of shelving. Off this is the outstanding feature of the house - a large reception room with beamed ceiling and maplewood floor, which overlooks the pretty secluded garden. This room, 26 ft by 14 ft, would be a fine space for entertaining. There is also a door out to the garden.

Upstairs is a large landing with louvre-door cupboards. The main bedroom is above the large reception room, with similar proportions, and the same maplewood floor.

There is a second medium-sized bedroom, with windows on opposite walls, which makes it a very bright room. As elsewhere in the house, this room has a lot of extra shelving and cupboards, along with a built-in desk, all of which could be removed to make it a more flexible space.

The bathroom is under the eaves, with bath, hand-held shower and lavatory. Next door is a separate lavatory which new owners may wish to knock through to make one large bathroom.

There is room to park one car in the courtyard. Also off the courtyard in a separate building is an extra room with lavatory attached. Currently used as a bedroom, this room could be used as guest accommodation, perhaps for an au pair. It could also be used as an office.

The neat rear garden has a good deal of character. There are two small sheds and some mature trees and shrubs.