A spacious five-bedroom 1940s house in Sandycove, Co Dublin, has a guide price of £775,000 (€984,450) prior to auction through Lisney on October 24th.

Situated on a corner site on Marine Parade and Link Road, it commands a calming view of sea and sky from Sandycove tower to Dun Laoghaire pier with Howth in the distance. It backs on to the village centre of Glasthule.

The original house was a good size, double fronted and spaciously planned. But the present owners decided to extend a few years ago to the side of the house.

In strict keeping with the existing exterior decoration, they have added considerably to the space with a large utility room on the ground floor and a sittingroom and bedroom above it. This section has its own entrance at the front of the house.

The main entrance is through a porch with pleasing Rennie Macintosh-type stained glass panels and black and white floor tiles. The hall door opens into a lovely wide hall with the staircase out of sight around the corner. To the left of this space are two interconnecting reception rooms with white timber folding doors, an attractive wooden fireplace on a slate hearth, and simple curved coving.

There is a wonderful view over Dublin Bay from the front room and the diningroom opens into a conservatory at the back.

This also gives access to the kitchen, which is at the rear of the house. Overlooking the back garden, this has hand-painted built-in units, recessed lighting, a breakfast area and wide doors leading to the conservatory. There is a cloakroom near the kitchen and an entrance into the new utility room which is well equipped with great cupboards fitted out with wire storage baskets. This room is plumbed for washing machines, has a back door to the garden and plenty of space for children to run riot on a wet day.

Off the right side of the hall is a study with a fireplace and sea views.

Upstairs, a half-landing has been created by the new extension and this leads up a few steps to the new sittingroom with a bedroom off it - ideal for a grown child, an au pair or parent.

Up a few more steps there is a square landing with four bedrooms and two bathrooms. One is very luxurious with a large bath with a mahogany surround. All four bedrooms are well proportioned and three have sea views. There is a roomy hot press and a family bathroom also on this landing.

Outside there is a private, hedged front garden with pedestrian steps up to it from the side road. The south-facing back garden is well planted with lawns and shrubs. Access to this is through the conservatory and a door in the rear wall leads to a shared driveway with two garages, one for this house and one for next door.

This is a lovely property, raised up from the coast road giving privacy and while some people might find its corner site a bit public, the fine back garden and the lovely proportions of the house make it an extremely comfortable family home.