A four-bedroom villa-style house in Rathgar which is set well back from the road and virtually hidden from view by high hedging has a privacy not often found in Dublin 6.

Detached and double-fronted, 127 Rathgar Road, an 1860s house, which has many of its Victorian features intact, is expected to make £675,000 at a Sherry FitzGerald auction on February 28th. The present owners, who have lived here for 17 years, have added a handsome conservatory, which allows for full views of the back garden and patio. Original intact features include ornate plasterwork, marble and cast-iron fireplaces and arched doorways.

Built on two levels, the main living spaces are on the ground floor while three of the bedrooms as well as the drawingroom are on the first floor. The front door opens into a high-ceilinged hallway which has original plasterwork and a feature arch. It leads to the first floor drawingroom where there are windows to the side and front, a marble fireplace, window shutters and maple flooring. The three bedrooms on this floor are all doubles, two of them overlooking the rear garden. The family bathroom is on this floor too.

The lower hallway also has a feature arch and, to the right, a fourth bedroom/ study which has double glass doors leading to the patio.

The diningroom, next to the kitchen, has a cast-iron fireplace and double doors leading to the conservatory. The fully-fitted kitchen overlooks the back garden. There is a guest toilet and a utility room.

The front garden is railed and surrounded by mature trees. There is off-street parking and a side entrance to the good-sized back garden.