College duo will attract a good degree of interest

TALL and gracious and with an appeal for two distinct types of buyer, College Road properties in Cork city are always in demand. Following a slow start in January, this month sees two such properties for sale.

Both have the hallmark Victorian-style typical of houses in this area of the western suburbs and both are three-storied with period features, and both are close to UCC.

Also used as a family home and in fine condition, according to selling agent Paul Reid of Sherry FitzGerald, is 9 Dunedin, Connaught Avenue, off College Road. This area has a mixture of investment and residential properties and number 9 could suit both sets of buyers.

As it is, this mid-terrace property comes with all of its features intact, including a large, bay-windowed lounge with connecting dining room and original fireplace and plasterwork. A modern kitchen and family room are included and there are five bedrooms over the two floors, as well as two bathrooms.

South-facing gardens and a block built, utility room/shed are some of the features and the house has oil central heating.

Meanwhile, down on the city end of College Road, an end-of-terrace property is on the market with Dan Howard of Dooley and Howard.

Priced at 450,000, number 10, Mount Pleasant, College Road, is a three-storey house that’s currently let and has an separate office attached.

The site at the side of the house might have development potential, subject to planning, says Mr Howard, which would make it doubly attractive to investors.

The accommodation here has been subdivided in parts to provide extra bedrooms, so it now has a total of seven rooms, with a sitting room, kitchen/dining room and two bathrooms also included.