Greystones: €3.5mA fine period family home set in lovely gardens in one of north Wicklow's most prestigious addresses comes on the market this week.

Moorfield, Portland Road, The Burnaby, Greystones, is being sold by private treaty, by Lennox Estates quoting an asking price of €3.5m.

Situated in the heart of The Burnaby, this double-fronted home was built in the late 1890s. It has been extremely well maintained, and retains many period features but has been consistently upgraded for comfort and style.

On about 279sq m (3,000sq ft), there are five reception rooms including a south-facing conservatory, five bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Standing in the hall and looking through an inner arch to the original pitch pine staircase, with original pine doors opening off, you get an immediate impression of the spaciousness of this handsome house.

The drawingroom, decorated in shades of peach, has a white marble fireplace with raised fire grate and two windows giving front and side garden views.

Across the hall, the diningroom has a large refectory table standing on a beautifully aged original pine floor. This room has another striking marble fireplace and access to the kitchen.

There is a small study, and a pretty family room with double doors to the conservatory from which you step into the heart of a very private garden.

The large kitchen/breakfastroom has a built-in seating area for family meals, floor and wall cupboards in oak and a gas-fired Aga in perfect working order. There is an adjoining utility, a large plumbed store room, and a rear hall with toilet off.

The family bathroom on the first floor return is decorated in shades of mushroom and white.

Each of the five first-floor bedrooms has its own garden view. The main bedroom has two large windows overlooking the grass tennis court and the front of the house respectively.

Its shower room/dressingroom has a polished pine floor and an attractive warm colour scheme.

There are three further double bedrooms and a single bedroom, all beautifully presented, all with good carpeting.

The house is hidden from the road by mature tress and shrubs and is reached by a short curving gravelled drive, providing front and side parking.

The gardens have been planned for year-round interest. A hedge separates the sunken tennis court from the rear lawn, and a pergola is clematis-entwined.

There are four separate outhouses for fuel, garden tools and extra storage.