A four-bed-roomed semi-detached house at 54 Ashton Park, in Monkstown, Co Dublin, carries a guide price of £275,000 in advance of its auction through Finnegan Menton on September 24th. This is an attractive family house in a quiet street off Monkstown Avenue in the affordable part of Monkstown. There is off-street parking for at least two cars in the gravelled front garden, which is dominated by two mature cherry trees.

Inside, this is a spacious and functional home that will suit people with young children. The good-sized back garden has a sunny orientation and a sheltered feel thanks to the dense boundary hedges. A garage conversion some years ago means that the house is double-fronted.

To the left of the wide hall is a bedroom that is currently used by the family's au pair.

It opens into a small lobby with a fully-tiled shower room on one side and a utility cupboard that doubles as a washing area and a larder on the other side. A door then leads through to the kitchen and dining-room. This is a long, bright room overlooking the back garden. There is a good range of simple white units at one end, near the utility area, and a door to the back garden. At the other end is the dining area with space to seat six or eight comfortably. Two interconnecting reception rooms run from front to back of the house, with French doors leading to the garden at one end.

There are matching raised fireplaces with slate hearths and one is flanked by fitted bookshelves and cupboards. The floors are stripped and of polished pine, and both rooms are painted in neutral cream and white. Upstairs, the family bathroom is a cheerful room with a bright yellow and blue colour scheme and tongue-and-groove wainscoting. Beside it, the main bedroom overlooks the back garden. There are two bedrooms at the front of the house, both decorated as childrens' rooms.

Good fitted storage is a feature of the house, with a large cloaks cupboard and under stairs storage on the ground floor, as well as good fitted units in each of the bedrooms.