Ashfield Park is a quiet, late-Victorian terrace of redbrick houses in Terenure, Dublin 6W. Number 13 was built in 1891 and bought by its present owner three-and-a-half years ago - and has since been carefully refurbished. The house has the high ceilings and proportions typical of its time, and has had many original features restored.

Number 13 has three bedrooms and two reception rooms and, given that it sold for £238,000 on its last outing and has since been renovated fully, the terraced house is likely to make the £425,000 (€539,640) being quoted by Mason Estates prior to auction on April 12th.

The present owner admits to having bought the house because of the well-appointed fireplaces, all four of which are original. Other period features include pine floors throughout, leaded glass insets in the front door, cornice work and ceiling centre-roses. However, The original sash windows have been replaced with double-glazed uPVC windows.

A dark gold colour predominates in the house and, together with the honey tones of the timber floors, gives the house a warm intimacy.

The sittingroom and diningroom are divided by double doors and have picture rails. A glass door leads from the diningroom to a sheltered patio area along the side of the return.

The kitchen/ breakfastroom is located a few steps down from the hallway. Divided by an arch, the working area has Canadian pine fittings, teak worktops and a Belfast sink. Pot drawers have been built into the original chimney breast.

The breakfastroom has a sloping ceiling and windows overlooking a flagstoned patio.

The polished timber stairs lead to the return and family bathroom. Once a bedroom, this features a glazed green and white ceramic tiled floor and slipper bath with claw feet.

Also on the return there's a utility room which, containing the boiler, doubles as a drying room.

The three bedrooms are off the top landing, which itself is lit by an original overhead skylight. The main, en suite bedroom has a cast-iron fireplace and a pair of fitted wardrobes. It has a white-tiled en suite.

Outside, the 60 ft patio garden has raised flower beds, pillared lamp-posts, a barbecue with granite slab, an ornamental fish pond and a garden shed. The front garden, railed and pebbled, has flower beds. Heating in the house is gas-fired.