Rural retreat designed for convenience

BUILT 30 years ago to an architect’s design, the bungalow property, Pheasant Wood near Midleton in East Cork, has many strings to its bow.

Set near Water Rock, on the edge of the town with views over the golf course, the 1972-built home is on four-and-a-half acres of grounds which include an old stone gate lodge at its entrance. It has a pleasant old world looking detached garage with brick walls, plus two loose boxes for horses or ponies.

It has just the right amount of space for a family looking for a home with space for children and horses, within a few minutes of Midleton and an easy commute to Cork city as well and the tunnel/ring road network.

The house itself is a low bungalow design, by architect Bill Brady, and has three/four bedrooms, plus a self-contained granny flat if one of the four bedrooms is dedicated to this sort of use.

Living accommodation includes a large 18’ by 18’ lounge with French doors to a patio, a dining room, a sun room, the kitchen has an oil fired Aga and there’s a utility room alongside.

The granny flat section has bedroom or living room, en-suite bathroom, and a kitchenette with access to the garden.

The four-and-a-half acres are in two paddocks, with well-kept gardens closer to the house, and the stone-built gate lodge is in need of total refurbishment.

Pheasant Wood is on the market with Malcolm Tyrrell of Cohalan Downing, who gives it a price guide of 550,000, which reflects not only the quality of the attractive house itself but the scope for further development and the sheer amount of space and acres of grounds, all in a settled rural area.