Corner semi-detached has three bedrooms and an attic conversion

THERE are perhaps five residential estates laid out between the parallel front and back Douglas roads, and houses between them are fast growing in demand and value.

Residents have the options of either roadway to Douglas village or to the city centre, and both extremities are within a healthy walk for those who really don’t want any traffic congestion.

The conveniently-set estates include the Cross Douglas Road, Rosebank, Rathmore Lawn/Rhodaville, Tramore Lawn and Belvedere Lawn - and four of these five are straight connecting roads between the two Douglas roads.

Rosebank (opposite the pedestrian entrance to the swimming pool) is slightly different, with a virtual chicane near the top which slows down traffic a bit (the straight runs have speed bumps) and new to the market is no 12, set on a corner site in part of this bend.

It’s a semi-d, with three original bedrooms, plus an attic conversion with front and back Veluxes which could qualify for extra bed space, though it isn’t described as such in the sale brochure.

Selling agent is Tim Sullivan, who seeks over €380,000 for the refurbished home which has had lots of recent spending on it: going on his recent sales in the Douglas/Ballinlough area, it should come closer to €400,000 in bidding.

The big advantage to no 12 is the side garden, handy for anyone who wants to make the house bigger in this direction: in fact, side extension is about the only viable option as the rear garden is very compact, so much so that its owners have paved the whole lot of it.

The house has front sitting room with window bay, rear lounge/dining with patio access, alongside is a kitchen with pine units, and there are three bedrooms, main bathroom, and the property has gas heating and PVC double glazing.

It doesn’t have an en suite or guest loo, but it does have all that side garden beckoning.