Salubrious semi-d could break record price

SEVEN years ago, the ‘twin’ of this very large Georgian home set a record price for a semi-detached house in Cork. Now the other half of the equation, Eastcliffe, looks set to do the very same thing on leafy Castle Road.

The narrow stretch of road from Blackrock village - set for a major waterside planning application in coming weeks - and the expensively (but worth it) conserved Blackrock Castle, is home to a string of individual period homes, small mansions and pretty villas.

And there’s the super-sized semis as well. Number one, Pinehurst, made a price record back around 1997, at a fledgling time in the Irish property boom.