A six-bedroom detached Edwardian house, on Temple Gardens, Rathgar, Dublin 6, is for sale through Sherry FitzGerald with a guide price of £1.3 million. Houses rarely come up for sale on this quiet, tree-lined road. People tend not to move and why should they? These are big, comfortable, houses with fine gardens and plenty of space for a family.

The owners of 9 Temple Gardens have bought a smaller house in the area now their family has grown. Like others on the road, the house is of redbrick with a double bay at the front and well-grown shrubbery concealing a gravelled front driveway. An old escallonia tree shades the front porch. Good proportions are a feature of Edwardian architecture and rooms here have a pleasing symmetry. The rooms are neither too large nor too small and have similar period fireplaces. The original sash windows in this house have been carefully maintained and the interior has the looked-after feel of a comfortable family home. The entrance hallway is wide and has a guest cloakroom space to hang coats. To the right off the hall, the wood-floored drawingroom has deep coving, a marble fireplace with green-tiled inset and a tall bay window overlooking the front garden.

The rose-coloured dining room opposite also has a marble fireplace, a box bay window and plenty of space for a big antique dining table and sideboard.

Everyday family living is at the rear of the house, overlooking the back garden.

Here, there is a big family sittingroom with polished wood floor, built-in bookcases and glass doors to a terrace. The kitchen leads through to a breakfastroom with access to a side courtyard. On the first floor return there are two double bedrooms, each with a pretty cast-iron fireplace, and a family bathroom. This has old-style sanitary-ware with painted flower detail. The main bedroom and another double bedroom are on the first floor, facing the front of the house. The main bedroom matches the drawing room in proportions, with a period fireplace, lovely wide bay window and classic cornicing. An en suite bathroom has a second door to the landing.

Two double rooms on the top floor have sloping attic ceilings and cast-iron fireplaces. One of these is used as a study and has a polished wood floor. The other is decorated in pretty rose-pink and has fitted wardrobes. The brick-walled rear garden is the owners' pride and joy. This has been meticulously maintained over the years and is well-stocked and very private.

There is a curved lawn and crazy-paved paths bordered with lilacs, flowering cherry and a host of mature shrubs. Two apple trees stand at the far end of the lawn and there is a summer house and a greenhouse to one side. A side gate leads to a courtyard off the kitchen with a laundry and a boiler-house. Beyond the wall at the rear of the garden there is a private laneway belonging to the residents of Temple Gardens with key-only access.

The property will be auctioned on June 30th.