At first glance you’d be forgiven for thinking the 22.7ac residential farm in south Co Wexford being auctioned by Sherry Fitzgerald Radford is a model.

The house, its proximity to the yard and the layout of the farm buildings are the type of image that would have pride of place on any documentation that is used to market Irish farming produce abroad.

For sale in one lot, the property at Newhouse, Duncormick is in turnkey condition. Unless the property is sold beforehand, it will go for public and online auction in early October.

The house is set back from the road and surrounded by a well-maintained garden. It has six bedrooms, two of which are on the ground floor and it is in excellent order throughout.

Old and new

Located to the rear of the farmhouse, the yard is laid out in courtyard style with a nice mix of old and new. Three stone cut outbuildings are interspersed with modern buildings.

A dairy farm in a previous life, an old herringbone parlour with six units remains in place and there is a former dairy slatted facility to accommodate 60 cattle.

A pair of hay sheds, each with a lean-to can also be found in the yard. One of them is a two-span while the other is one span larger and has a feed barrier. In addition, there is a concrete yard and cattle handling facilities.

The land is excellent quality and is suitable for any enterprise. All in one block and divided into five separate fields, the largest four all have road frontage.

This farm is about 6km north of the scenic coastal village of Kilmore Quay, a short distance away from the R736 road which traverses south Wexford.

It offers the opportunity to add to an existing farm and could make an excellent opportunity for a young farming family to acquire a home as well as extra land and livestock accommodation.

There is a guide price of €550,000 on this Wexford property.

The auction takes place at noon on Thursday, 10 October in the offices of Sherry Fitzgerald Radford in 1 Westgate, Wexford.