ADRIGOLE IS a property to arouse the interest of house hunters not afraid of getting their hands dirty.

Under the guidance of someone with vision, this house has oodles of potential. The six-bedroom family home at 186 Stillorgan Road is opposite the flyover at UCD in a well-located Dublin 4 address, but the interior and layout belong to a bygone era. It’s now for sale through McNally Handy, asking €1.5 million.

The 269sq m (2,900sq ft) house is rich in family atmosphere and was extended to accommodate the current owner’s then growing brood.

There is a den to the left of the front door. To the right is a study and two interconnecting reception rooms, with a bay window to the front and French doors leading to the garden.

The kitchen is to the rear and has a Rayburn range and another set of doors to the garden.

There is a utility room and back garden where there are outhouses and a side entrance that could all be reconfigured to create a spacious open-plan kitchen/living room.

Upstairs, the landing is split-level and there are six bedrooms – five doubles and a box room. One has dual-aspect windows, another a pink 1930s tiled fireplace and a third has a bay window.

There’s a shower room and separate toilet. This layout could also benefit from some reconfiguring. The lawned back garden is east-facing and backs onto the 16th green of Elm Park golf course. It is sizable, measuring 130ft long. The patio gets the morning sun.

The house is set well back from the road with off-street parking for three cars. The front garden is secluded and, with a little landscaping, would be a wonderful place to enjoy the evening sun.

It is near some of the country’s best schools, the village of Donnybrook and some of the capital’s most frequent bus routes.

DUBLIN 4: €1.5M:Adrigole, 186 Stillorgan Road, Dublin 4

Family house with 269sq m (2,900sq ft) of space needing updating which comes with a 130ft rear garden

Agent:McNally Handy