Final instalment of a trilogy

“HOUSES here only rarely come up for sale,” says estate agent Tim Sullivan — and then goes on to say that he has sold three or four of them in the last few years.

But, there’s a logic to this seeming contradiction. Before that clutch of sales, Cleve Hill homes were even harder to get.

The reason for the flurry of recent sales is that the handful of sold-off similar solid homes were all in the same ownership, and number 3 is the last to go on offer through Tim Sullivan.

Location is just off the Blackrock Road in Cork, at the city end and within an energetic walk of the city centre.

There are about a dozen and a half semi-detached houses in cul de sac Cleve Hill. The houses date back to the mid 1900s, and number 3 is tucked in, off the quiet estate road. It has a €310,000 guide price.

Neighbouring houses made this sum, and more, and most needed work. Number 3 is no exception as it has been rented out for decades and needs upgrading.

A new owner will look at windows and a kitchen, possibly an extension to the garage, but drains and underpinning work have been done. Full decoration is also likely.

This house has four bedrooms, three of them double sizes, and a separate WC and shower room. The ground floor has a study, sitting room, dining room and kitchen, plus a pantry. Central heating, gas, is in place, there are sheltered front gardens, parking, a garage and compact enough back garden, and some attractive older house features to work around.