Lisney is quoting a guide price in excess of £1.5 million for Selskar, a detached five-bedroom house with half an acre of garden on Adelaide Road, Glenageary, Co Dublin, prior to auction on October 5th.

Set on the corner of Silchester Park, this redbrick house will appeal to people seeking a distinctive family home in a popular neighbourhood. There is masses of space for a family, with around 3,750 sq ft in total, and room to extend to the sides or rear.

The layout is ideal for a family too, with areas such as the attic games room and fine reception rooms for formal entertaining. Selskar has an impressive front door leading to an outer hall with a guest lavatory. The main hallway has a fine carved timber staircase leading to the upper floor and reception rooms on three sides. There is a comfortable diningroom with views over the front garden, a 20-ft-long drawingroom, and a family room with French doors opening on to a patio. These last two rooms have carved timber Le Droff fireplaces. The kitchen is big and homely with a full range of fitted units and a ceramic tiled floor.

The first of the bedrooms is on the return along with a bathroom and separate lavatory. A secondary staircase leads on up to an attic games room and another bedroom or store room. There are four further bedrooms on the first floor, the main bedroom having an ensuite bathroom. All are comfortable doubles, with tall windows looking out over the gardens.

The grounds wrap around the house on all sides and are screened by tall evergreens. The owners have built a new redbrick house on an adjoining site, at a suitable distance from the main house.