Mature period home close to city centre

THERE will be chequebooks in hand and queues to the doors at 4 Fernwood, a mid-terraced and manageable mature period-style home on the Douglas Road in Cork - just a mile from the city centre.

The 100-year-old house hits the market with a €310,000-plus price guide signalled by agent Jarlath Boyd of Hamilton Osborne King. But, realistically, buyers should expect it to be sailing past the €318,000 stamp duty threshold and into the mid-€300,000’s region.

Decorated with an artistic flair and in good overall condition, the house has original features and polished wood floors, with a large open and airy attic room as a lofty eyrie: to the back, it looks out to the city’s southern hilly fringes and over the Nemo Rangers GAA grounds - which are set for a major residential planning application in the coming weeks with Fleming Construction.