Quiet hilltop haven has best views in town

ONE of Cork city’s best kept secrets has to be Sidney Park, just off Patrick’s Hill.

With detached and semi-detached ’30s-style properties, houses are quietly upgraded as one generation cedes to the next in this quiet enclave.

Sungrove, at 29, Sidney Park, is on the market this month with Dooley and Howard Auctioneers and already the bids have exceeded the asking price of 310,000 euro.

On the upper half of the estate, the house has a corner position with side entrance which would make any extra building work easy for new owners, who are bound to want to improve on this lovely property.

The house backs onto the Camp field, and thus has high old stone walls as a boundary.

Even though it faces full south to the front, the property’s semi-detached position allows the westerly sunlight to reach both the back and front gardens.

Most of the lawn is to the front, but the smaller back garden would be ideal for a private patio, or barbecue area.

Internally, the house has been well-maintained, but will need modernisation.

The side entrance leads to a hallway with terrazzo tiling and all three rooms on the ground floor are ranged around this central corridor. The main sitting room has a big, sunny bay window and the living room has patio doors to an enclosed area at the front.

The kitchen is rather small, but does include a scullery and ground floor bathroom.

There’s plenty of room to expand at the back.

Four bedrooms and a bathroom are on the upper floors and the bay window in one of the bedrooms has one of the best views in the city. Dan Howard and Diarmuid Dooley are inviting offers over the current bid of 320,000 euro.