Sherry Fitzgerald is guiding £570,000-plus for a large five-bedroom semi-detached house at 46 Rathdown Park, Terenure which will be sold at auction on May 20th.

Older roads like this in Terenure took over 30 years to complete, and this has created an interesting mix of pre and post-war properties. According to the owners, number 46 was the showhouse when Rathdown Park was first developed in 1947.

When the present owner took over the house from his parents, he renovated it completely, installing period fireplaces and picture rails; the original floorboards in the hall and sittingroom were stripped and polished.

There is a small porched entrance and a wide butter-yellow hallway. To the right, the bay-windowed diningroom has a marble and mahogany fireplace; the sittingroom at the back of the house has a beautiful brass and marble fireplace and French doors opening on to a flagged terrace and the garden.

There is also a small den/ family room, and a spacious guest cloakroom with shower under the stairwell.

The kitchen and breakfastroom are at the back of the house. The breakfastroom has French doors to the garden, and a door leading to the galley-shaped kitchen, which has attractive white and grey floor tiles and a range of white units. There is a utility area at one end.

Planning permission has been obtained for an extension to the house, which would provide a larger kitchen and family dining area, as well as a conservatory off the sittingroom. Upstairs on the return, there is a tiny single bedroom currently used as a study, with a small cloakroom next door. The main bedroom at the front of the house has a wide bay window, and good quality built-in wardrobes with glazed panels extending the length of one wall. A second double bedroom at the front has a brass-edged fireplace and two large windows.

There is another double at the rear, with built-in wardrobes and a slate period fireplace, and another single bedroom. The family bathroom has a timber-panelled bath and a large airing cupboard.

The back garden is big, secluded and exceptionally well-kept. A curved path winds around the lawn from a paved terrace. Herbaceous beds are well-stocked with mature plants and a tall laurel hedge screens the houses at the back from view. Front gardens are generous and mostly in lawn, with a garage and wide side access.