Substantial period red-bricks on fashionable Dublin 6 squares never fail to generate interest when they come up for sale. A five-bedroom semi-detached Victorian house at 18 Kenilworth Square is guiding £1.1 million (€1.4m) prior to auction on 26th September through Douglas Newman Good.

The houses on this square have been fetching strong prices in recent years and this sale is sure to be a test of Autumn trends. A similar house with mews potential - number 75 - sold at a Sherry FitzGerald auction last year for £1.5 million (€1.90m).

By any standards, number 18 is spacious, with 4,600 sq ft of living space. The present owners have lived there for 23 years and are now down-sizing, their six children grown.

All the original features are in good condition. Magnificent plasterwork in the main rooms is in particularly good order.

The front hall has original tiled floors and fine period ceilings. Ornate cast-iron window grills set into the lavender-painted front door are an attractive feature. Through to the centre of the house is an inner hall, which is bright from two tall return windows.

Both the drawingroom and interconnecting diningroom have antique white marble mantelpieces.

Intricate cornicing and centre-roses in these rooms are emphasised by blue-painted ceilings. There are four double bedrooms on the first floor. One of them has a full en suite bathroom with separate shower.

Because there is a flight of granite steps to the main entrance, the garden-level enjoys plenty of natural light. Here, there is a large quarry-tiled original kitchen, a family room and a double bedroom. A wonderful Victorian black-leaded range in the original kitchen is in working order and a warren of ancillary storerooms could be knocked together.

The walled 60 ft by 50 ft back garden is sheltered by well-grown trees and shrubs.