Redcourt, at 3 The Rise, built by John Kenny in the early 1950s, has all the characteristics of a house by the distinguished developer. These include the bay windows typical of almost all Kenny houses, said at the time to be the mark of "owner occupation", and the typically low garden walls the builder favoured to the front of his houses – all the better to show off the owner's roses, a flower no proper garden was without in the 1950s.

The vendor has lived and reared a family in Redcourt for 44 years, time enough to build an easy-living, comfortable mood between its walls and grow wonderfully flourishing and botanically varied gardens front and back.

On a site measuring 0.21 acre, and with a floor space of 238sq m (2,561sq ft), Redcourt, which has been extended over the years, has five bedrooms, five reception rooms and a galley kitchen. A solid block garage to the side of the house has a floor space of 61sq m (656sq m). Agent Lisney is seeking €1.25 million.

The well-fitted galley style kitchen (originally a pantry) is to the side of the house and leads to a breakfast room. There is a truly comprehensive utility room.

A rear living room has a stone-surround fireplace and leads via a wall of window and glass doors to a sun room with cork floor, taking full advantage of the west-facing, landscaped rear garden and waterfall. Flowing with gentle continuity over a number of steps to a pond, the waterfall is surrounded by every kind of plant and bush, all thriving. A side entrance has a number of sheds.

The diningroom, off the entrance hallway, has a bay window and leads to a formal drawing room with a front picture window, white marble fireplace and rear French doors to the garden.

The main bedroom is to the front and has a large window and en suite with both shower and bath. Four of the bedrooms are doubles and have extensively built-in wardrobes, two have wash hand basins. There is off-street parking to the front.