248 Nth Circular Rd: €1.2m A Victorian redbrick on the leafiest stretch of North Circular Road - between St Peter's Church and Hanlon's corner - is 10 minutes' from O'Connell Street and close to the new DIT development at Grangegorman, the Mater Hospital, Smithfield, the King's Inns, Law Library and Phoenix Park.

Built in 1892, number 248 comes with many original features intact including marble fireplaces, plasterwork, panelled doors and architraves.

While the house is in walk-in condition, its jewel-coloured Victorian-style décor and lack of mod cons may require a makeover to fit the needs of a 21st century family with children. It will be auctioned on May 31st by Douglas Newman Good, Phibsborough, with an AMV of € 1.2 million.

At entrance level, the 245sq m (2,650sq ft)house has two reception rooms each with a bay window. Decorated in a pale gold palette, they have all their original features including cornicing, marble fireplaces, interconnecting doors and shutters. There are built-in bookshelves in both rooms.

On both returns are two small rooms, both with cast-iron fireplaces, that are currently used as offices but could be single bedrooms. The top of the house is laid out as a separate suite, comprising a bedroom, sittingroom, small kitchen and bathroom on the return. There is potential to create an apartment proper or two rooms with adjoining en suites/dressingrooms.

At garden level there is a hallway, two rooms and a family bathroom. The room to the rear is the kitchen while the current owners use the second room as their main bedroom. These two rooms could easily be opened up into one big open-plan living space.

At present the kitchen, big enough for informal entertaining, has been painted cream and has the original chimney breast and space for an AGA or stove-style cooker

Both kitchen and hall showcase the original black and terracotta floor tiles, some restored from salvage, while the front room now has a wood veneer floor. There is ample storage potential under the stairs which could be converted into a second toilet. The house has gas fired central heating, zoned for each floor; it is wired for cable TV, and has telephone and broadband connections.

The 90ft mature back garden, with the original coach-house at the end of it, is not overlooked and has separate rear access. The house has been re-roofed, the attic insulated, and damp-proofing has been undertaken at ground level. It has recently been partially repainted and contains wall-to-wall carpets throughout.