Blackrock: €3.5m A large family home with a desirable southside address is finished to a high standard, says Fiona Tyrrell

People looking to trade up to a family home in Blackrock will be interested in the upcoming sale of a newly built detached six-bedroom house on the Grove Avenue end of Avoca Park, off Avoca Avenue, Co Dublin.

Scheduled for auction through Douglas Newman Good on June 16th, Ashley carries a guide price of €3.5 million.

The spacious 390sq m (4,200sq ft) family home on just over a quarter of an acre is built on the last remaining piece of land that once formed part of a large garden of an adjoining period residence.

Lots of mature greenery, including a pretty lime tree, a weeping willow and a number of sycamores, are still in situ.

Situated on desirable Avoca Avenue, it is close to good schools, shops and transport links. Bright and airy, great care has been taken to capitalise on the mature setting of the house with the inclusion of lots of windows.

Ashley is a sturdy double-fronted house and is approached via a gravelled drive and a granite and sandstone path. Off the large hall is a sittingroom with two full-length windows and a stone and granite fireplace with gas fire.

To the rear of the house is a large family room with remote-controlled gas fire and French doors out to the patio area.

An open arch leads into the sleek cherrywood kitchen, which has a large island unit, a polished granite worktop and comes complete with Whirlpool appliances.

Off the kitchen is a large utility room; with windows on both ends of the room, it has a great range of storage units.

A particularly large guest toilet with windows and black emperor marble tiles and a cloakroom complete the downstairs layout.

Upstairs, off the exceptionally bright hall, there are four substantial bedrooms, two of which are en suite.

The main bedroom boasts an impressive en suite complete with a large shower with body jets.

Across the hall, the family bathroom has a Jacuzzi bath and two sinks. On the top floor there are two exceptionally large bedrooms with great views over the leafy suburbs of Blackrock.

Standard features include solid white oak doors, solid oak wide plank floorboards, coving, recessed lighting and alarm features. The first two floors are wired for four speakers in every room.

There is car-parking for at least four cars in the gravelled area in front of the house. To the rear is a surprisingly small garden with a deck and patio.