Early bids put €100,000 on guide

THERE are just eight of these detached houses in a small estate off the Ballea Road in Carrigaline, Co Cork.

And because of this, chances of moving into the neighbourhood are limited and the sale of one should cause a bit of a stir.

Number 4, Briarfield is a simple, double-fronted two-storey house that's in impeccable condition, according to estate agent, Jeremy Murphy, of Downey McCarthy Murphy. The house had a guide price of €475,000 but has already been bid up to €570,000, he says. It really is spic and span inside, adds Mr Murphy, and the same attention to detail is continued in the gardens, which are terraced with a low stone wall at the rear and plenty of parking on the cobble-lock drive to the front.