Up sticks for an easy lifestyle

RIVERSTICK is part of the new style of residential growth in the greater Cork area.

What was once just a couple of houses and two pubs on the Cork/Kinsale road, is now a thriving commuter village with a range of new houses.

And, because it’s that bit further out, house prices are cheaper than they are closer to the city, so you can pick up a much larger house for your money in the necklace of newly-grown villages around the city.

A case in point is at Brookdale, in Riverstick.

Here, Jeremy Murphy of Downey McCarthy Murphy is selling a five bedroomed, detached property for offers in excess of €490,000.

Just two years old, this house is in walk-in condition and has everything finished, including lawns and beds, while the large site has a solid block boundary.

Inside, the look is fresh and modern with over 2,300 sq ft of space divided into two reception rooms, a conservatory, kitchen/dining room, five bedrooms and three bathrooms.

The master bedroom is en suite and all the bedrooms are on the upper floor, accessed via a pine staircase.