Erindale likely to catch the eye

THE address is called the Close, and for a normally quiet cul de sac it is a spot set to be flooded with strange cars cruising by for the rest of the month.

A semi with winning ways, Erindale is up toward the back of the Close, just off the Rochestown Road in Cork, beyond the turn to Clarkes’ Hill. The Close has about a dozen varied homes along its length, and there are views over Douglas Estuary towards Mahon Point’s bright lights.

The post-war semi-detached house has been in a bit a time warp, an attractive one at that, but already has caught the eye of younger couples looking for a home that will repay investment.

On the market with Sophi Palmer of Hamilton Osborne King guiding excess €360,000 (and likely to tip towards €400k) it has three bedrooms, a deep kitchen with a couple of overhead Velux windows, a sun room with garden access, a ground floor loo, and an attached garage with inspection pit - a hot tub in waiting?

Bonus points, of which there are many, include a westerly aspect at the back, good sized side and rear gardens with maturity and fruit trees as a bonus, off-street parking, and the fact it already has gas central heating and double glazing. Oh, and the location, of course.

There’s plenty of scope for extending, and in fact its neighbouring semi has already gone this route as in indication of what can be done.