Co Westmeath/€900,000: Parke House, near Kinnegad, Co Westmeath, has the best of several worlds.

Surrounded by an idyllic, lovingly cared-for acre of garden, with another two acres to play with, it's close enough to the new M4 motorway and big enough to make a comfortable family home.

Built in 1950, Parke House has been extensively modernised and redesigned to allow garden views, pond and walks to become an intimate part of drawing and diningroom living.

Three-storeyed, it has five bedrooms, three reception rooms and kitchen/breakfastroom with large, separate pantry.

An ancillary building has 111.5sq m (1,200sq ft) of living as well as office space and could be used either for guest accommodation, to work from home or for rental income.

A surrounding ribbon of woodland gives the leafy shade of oak, ash, willow, birch and alder.

Agent Raymond Potterton, Navan, is looking after the sale.

The properties and land have an AMV of €950,000 and will go to auction on 5th July.