Just outside Rathangan village, the Paddocks is also a short drive from Kildare and Newbridge towns, while the nearby Arrow rail service provides easy access to Dublin city.

Deceptively spacious, the floor area of this charming home totals 307sq m (3,300sq ft). The hall is bright and airy with solid timber flooring and features a handcrafted staircase which leads to the rest of the house including a living room, open-plan kitchen cum dining/family room, utility room, rear hall, study, five bedrooms, two en-suites and master bathroom.

The living room measures around 30ft by 16ft and has solid oak flooring, a large bay window, marble fireplace, ceiling coving, sliding doors out to the patio. Double doors lead into the kitchen/dining and family area, another bright space of 26ft by 20ft, which would be ideal for entertaining.

The kitchen units are made from antique pine, while flooring is Chinese slate, and the dining area has Dutch oak floors.

Again double doors open out from here to the large patio outside.

A well designed utility room has a Belfast sink and a fine array of fitted pine units and slate flooring.

The main bathroom is very spacious at around 10ft by 10ft and has white marble flooring, recessed lighting and contemporary sanitary ware, while three of the bedrooms are large doubles, and two are good-sized singles.

All rooms have timber flooring, while the main room has a full en-suite bathroom with dressing area and spacious walk-in wardrobe.

Price: excess 1.1m Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Walsh McDermott 045-531430