Foxrock: A large five-bedroom house on the sunny side of Brighton Road is presented in mint condition. Orna Mulcahy reports.

A large detached house on a quarter of an acre at Brighton Road in Foxrock, Dublin 18 is expected to fetch over €3.75 million when it is auctioned by joint agents Daphne L Kaye & Associates and Corry McMahon on February 17th.

Called Woodbury - the name was changed recently from Drumbarragh - the five-bedroom house is easily one of the best properties to come on the market in the neighbourhood in recent years.

It's in the right location - on the sunny side of Brighton Road just a short walk from the village - and it is in mint condition having been extended and tastefully redecorated by the current owners over the last 15 years. Built in 1900 to an Orpen design, this was originally a modest three-bedroom house but, having acquired extensions on two sides, it now has 372 sq m (4,000 sq ft) of living space and a thoroughly modern layout.

There is a 30ft drawingroom, a dramatic diningroom, a family room and a gorgeous country-style kitchen with an antique-style dresser and obligatory Aga cooker.

Also at ground floor level is a self-contained granny or staff suite with a bedroom, shower room and study. This has its own entrance and would be ideal as a staff flat.

Electronically controlled gates open into a large drive and front garden, with off-street parking for several cars. The house with its red tiled roof and gables is extremely pretty and only a expert could tell where the original ends and the new begins. Inside, there's a large open hallway with a white marble fireplace. A solid mahogany staircase winds its way to the upper floor where a minstrel's gallery gives a theatrical feel to the overall space.

A short corridor to the left has attractive panelled doors leading to a large walk-in store room on one side and a utility cupboard on the other. The corridor ends with the drawingroom, a wonderfully big bright room that runs from front-to-back of the house.

A Georgian fireplace is an elegant focal point and viewers will also be impressed by the authentic Edwardian feel created by the elaborately crafted bay windows at either end of the room with their leaded lights and brass furniture.

The family room is a cosy dark green room with a beamed ceiling and original mahogany chimneypiece that incorporates a set of miniature book shelves. A floor-to-ceiling bay window incorporates French doors and gives a lovely view of the well-kept back garden.

The diningroom has rich red walls relieved by a high, cream painted fireplaces and charming oriel window.

Upstairs, the bedrooms and bathrooms are decorated in the immaculate style you would expect to find in a luxurious country house hotel.

The spacious main bedroom has a luxurious en suite bathroom and dressingroom.

There is a lot to see and appreciate in this house, from the numerous antique stained glass details, to the handcrafted staircase and the cut-glass door handles. Contemporary features include a sophisticated alarm system. Viewing is by appointment only.

For a virtual tour of this property click on www.nicemove.ie.