Family home with modern makeover

This three-bed detached home looks brand new, writes Tommy Barker

PUNCHING in in rude good health after a fairly substantial makeover and upgrade is the detached three-bed home 32 Grange Erin, just above Douglas village.

Three-bed detacheds are an uncommon enough offering in any case, and while No 32 dates to the 1980s, its specification is far more modern.

It has been insulated, has new roof tiles, insulated attic, relined chimney, new kitchen, new floors, and new bathrooms and tiling too, both in the main suite and in the master bed’s en suite. On the market with Ann O’Mahony of Sherry FitzGerald for about €265,000, this house, with its front facade gable, has an attached garage which is handy for utility/storage uses, and its two main reception rooms are inter-linked, and oak-floored. The front living room has an open fireplace, while the rear, and adjacent, dining room has patio access. The kitchen is also fresh, out-of-the-box, with ivory gloss units, slate floor and the sale includes appliances. There’s off-street parking for a couple of cars in front of No 32.

VERDICT: A pristine three-bed Douglas detached for the price of a semi-d.

Location: Douglas, Cork

Price: €265,000

Size: 118 sq m (1,275 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 3

BER rating: Pending

Broadband: Yes