Take a look at a cosy three-bed dormer in commuter heaven

THE Boreenmanna Road was one of Cork’s best-kept secrets for years - whole sections fallow on one side, good-quality individual housing on the other and a clear stretch of commuter heaven road leading directly to the south city link road.

The last two years, though, has seen a couple of mid-sized schemes sneak in, consisting of apartments, duplexes and detached houses built by McInerneys and Hegartys. A third scheme of over 100 units is on the cards, a mix of private and social housing, signalling the on-going residential development of the area.

Melrose is a niche development of a handful of houses dating from the late 1990s, and Number 2, a three-bed dormer home, is up for sale on the second-hand market.