Spacious family-friendly five-bed

Foxrock €1.025m: A modern Tudor-style house in a quiet southside cul-de-sac makes an ideal family home, reports Kate McMorrow.

For families house-hunting on the southside of the city, it doesn't come much better than a five-bedroom detached house in a quiet Foxrock cul-de-sac. Sherry FitzGerald is guiding €1.025 million for 2 Foxrock Mount, the largest house in a small development off Foxrock Park and built by the Sorohan brothers in 1990.

Should the 195 sq m (2,100 sq ft) of accommodation not be enough, there is ample space at the side to extend the kitchen and conservatory, link up the detached garage or expand into the large back garden, which faces west.

This is a house that new owners could move right into, biding their time to make the place their own. It's around the corner from Foxrock Church and within cycling distance of some of the best primary and secondary schools in the city.

Maple floors, leaded windows and a general feeling of quality pervades this redbrick Tudor-style house, an architectural design that may be somewhat dated but has a strong fan base. Windows are solid timber and interior fittings are not skimped.

Off the front hall is the drawingroom, which has a large leaded glass window, maple flooring and a white marble fireplace. Double doors open to a good-sized diningroom, which opens in turn to a tiled conservatory.

In the kitchen/breakfastroom, cream SieMatic units brighten up the working area and Gaggenau appliances are built-in. A box bay window looks out to the side garden. That family essential, a TV/playroom, also has a bay window and a Le Droff open fireplace.

An airing cupboard off the landing will take a family-sized load. The main bedroom is a fine double room, with wardrobes, a vanity unit, two bright windows and full en suite bathroom with Jacuzzi bath and power shower.

Three further double rooms have desks and wardrobes and the fifth bedroom is a single with wardrobes.

The gardens are a big selling point, high-hedged at the back and with a terrace, water feature and expanse of lawn.