Large redbrick period houses in Dublin 6 continue to climb in price and the £820,000 guide price on this large semidetached property at 5 Palmerston Villas in Rathmines could be just the opening bid when it is auctioned by Sherry FitzGerald on June 23rd. Built in the 1860s, the 3,000 sq ft house is located off Upper Rathmines Road, overlooking Brookfield Tennis Club. It needs refurbishment, according to the agents, but buyers at this level of the market usually factor in a large refurbishment budget, which in this case will probably go towards a new central heating system, creating a new kitchen cum livingroom at garden level, and top-to-bottom redecoration.

Currently laid out as a four-bedroom house over a two-bedroom flat, the property has two very good reception rooms at hall level as well as a family room and a kitchen. Steps lead up from an inner hall to the first floor where there are three very large doubles and a smaller bedroom. This is ideally positioned between two bedrooms so it could easily be converted to a dual en suite bathroom. There is also a good sized bathroom at this level. The ground floor flat, which is accessed from the side of the house, has a long central corridor with bedrooms leading off on either side, a spacious livingroom, kitchen and bathroom.

There is a small back garden, good off-street parking in front of the house and a detached garage to the side.