Victorian family home in a peaceful setting

A Victorian four-bedroom house in Rathmines with a very stylish interior and plenty of space for a growing family is new to the market this week. Sherry FitzGerald is guiding £700,000 (888,820)) prior to auction on July 4 for 11 Charleville Road, a semi-detached two-storey-over-garden house of mellow old brick.

The house is situated on a curve of the road, with a wide side garden. Convenience is a significant advantage of Charleville Road, a surprisingly peaceful avenue just behind the village centre.

Three weeks ago, a single-storey-over-garden detached villa a few doors from the present house fetched £655,000 (831,680)) with the same agent. The owners of number 11 are in the construction business and the house has been restored to perfection.

Interior decoration is simple and appealing, with stripped floorboards polished to a high sheen and soft pastel wall colours.

A tall flight of granite steps to the front door means the garden level is exceptionally bright. This is the main hub for the current owners, who have small children.

The front-to-back kitchen is country-sized, with a hard-wearing Chinese slate floor and room for a big table. At the working end is a good range of cream cupboards with solid wood Junckers worktops.

The dark green Aga is oil-fired and there is a granite-topped island unit with bookshelves. Heat is also provided by a cast-iron Victorian-style stove near the dining table. An old-fashioned half-door opens out to the back garden.

Off a corridor at the back of the house is a small guest lavatory, a coats cupboard and a double bedroom.

The space under the front steps is fitted out as a laundry room. On the hall return is a large family bathroom.

Interconnecting sitting and diningrooms at entrance level have polished pine floors and matching grey marble mantlepieces. Sash windows with shutters overlook front and back gardens and there is intricate ceiling plasterwork in the sittingroom.

A pretty bedroom on the first floor return looks out on the side garden. The main bedroom and another double room are at the top of the house. The owners have installed a full en-suite bathroom in one corner of the front bedroom, disguising the new addition with matching cornicing and an original door.

There are built-in wardrobes in this room and a polished wood floor. The back bedroom, decorated for a child, also has a good range of fitted wardrobes.

The side garden is paved and includes a built-in brick barbeque. At the back, the large walled garden is lawned, with fruit trees and climbing roses. The front lawn is sheltered by a cluster of perimeter trees.