Suburban site will have potential buyers drooling

AUCTIONEER Michael O’Donoghue says he hasn’t seen a site of this size in the western suburbs for some time.

Neither, it seems, have the lines of viewers who have traipsed through this bungalow since its launch a little less than two weeks ago.

A simple, modest property, number 2, St Helen’s Court is causing a bit of stir in the market for a number of reasons - not least that site of a quarter of an acre.

Set in Croaghta Park, a secluded address off the Glasheen Road in Cork city, this is one of those best-kept-secret estates that combines convenience to town with a mature neighbourhood that’s hidden from the College/Magazine and Glasheen road axis.

This well-kept bungalow is close to UCC and the Bon Secours Hospital and also the city - plus, it provides valuable parking in an area that’s now within the city ambit. But these are minor details compared to the valuable site.

Priced at €350,000 with McKenna O’Donoghue Clarke, the house could be eyed up for site value only and used for a newer dwelling, or even, apartments.