Bungalow has perfect location close to a booming satellite town

A LOCATION is just about to pay dividends for a bungalow just off Cork’s Model Farm Road — the new Ballincollig bypass is about to swing right on by.

Ashcroft is a three/five four-bedroomed 1,400 sq ft family home on a quarter acre site at Carriganarra on the Killumney Road, close to the town centre, and now set to have an easy commute to and from Cork city and the ring road system, with the long-awaited by-pass due to open later this year.

This bungalow has two rooms currently used as offices, which could be easily switched back to use as sleeping quarters or playroom/study, says Mark Mullins of Global Properties who guides this property at €375,000 and who says that detached homes like this don’t come up for sale too often in the area.

He adds that it is in very good overall condition, and another attraction is its private quarter acre of gardens.

Accommodation includes hall with birch floor, living room with brick fireplace, kitchen/dining 22’ by 11’ with maple units and solid birch floor, main bedroom en suite, two other bedrooms, main bathroom with Jacuzzi, and the house has oil heating, mains services and a large walled in back garden with patio as a get-away spot.

Interest is expected to be very strong, given the step-up in amenities and shopping coming on stream in Ballincollig, with the €500 million O’Flynn Construction Town Centre development now well in gear and formally launched last weekend by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.