Blackrock: Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin is notable for its lack of symmetry; the houses lining both sides of its length come in a variety of designs.

Number 59, dating from the mid-19th century, is semi-detached and two-storeyed with four bedrooms (one en suite), two reception rooms, a secluded rear garden and off-street parking to the front. Sherry FitzGerald is guiding €620,000 prior to its October 23rd auction.

Granite steps lead to the front door with a separate entrance at garden level. Inside, many of the original features are intact, particularly in the front drawingroom which is high ceilinged and filled with the light from a bay window. The original fireplace is of grey marble with aqua coloured tile inset and brass canopy.

An arch which would have led to a second, rear reception room has been closed up but could easily be opened again. This rear room, now a bedroom, has an original sash window (with shutters) overlooking the rear garden. An en suite has a blue tiled floor and there is a walk-in wardrobe.

The entrance hallway offers a fine sense of the early house. High ceilinged, it runs the length of the house with an arch half way along.

Cornice work is intact, timber floor boards are original and light pours from the front door fanlight.

A second bedroom, on the return, has two windows overlooking the rear garden, polished wood floors and built-in wardrobes. A corner fireplace has been blocked off but could be opened up. A guest cloakroom has a small window, wash hand basin and toilet.

The kitchen and familyroom take up the front part of the downstairs, garden level along with a good-sized utility room under the front steps.

The kitchen has a ceramic tiled floor, hardwood worktops and a backsplash of blue and cream tiles. There is an integrated hob with oven and wooden presses with brushed steel handles.

In the familyroom the floor is of polished wood. A couple of large, pane-glass windows overlook the front and the gable-end wall is wood-panelled with an Esse, wood-burning stove instead of a fireplace.

The other two bedrooms are to the rear on this level. One has a large window overlooking a patio, polished floorboards and built-in wardrobes.

The second, smaller room, has another closed off fireplace and a window which also overlooks the patio. The family bathroom is blue and white tiled and has a bath with shower attachment, toilet and wash hand basin.

There is a walk-in hot press storage area under the stairs and an inner, rear lobby leads to a boiler room with storage.

Outside, two sets of steps lead from a patio to the ivy-clad, granite-walled garden.

A stepping-stone pathway leads through the garden to a pedestrian entrance in the end wall and there are shrubs, taller evergreens and a Barna shed.

The tarmac front could park three cars and here, too, there is a bed with shrubs and a tree.