Period house Rosedene is ideal for a budding family

SMASHING on the inside, ‘Rosedene’ on Cork’s Glasheen Road is a composite property that offers something for every one.

For instance, it’s tastefully styled and good enough for the professional single or couple, (it even has wallpaper in the master bedroom - very now), for the kids there’s a tree house and a big back garden, and for the investor there’s a one-bedroomed flat at the rear.

Done up from head to toe, the house is glossy and inviting with wooden floors, freshly painted old doors with stained glass inserts; a gleaming white kitchen and a sunny back garden, to name just some of its attractions.

Built at the turn of the last century, the makeover has also re-aligned the rooms to make it more of a 21st century house, which means it also comes with an ensuite bedroom on the second floor with walk-in wardrobe. The master bedroom is on the first floor along with two other bedrooms and a main bathroom, and all of the rooms have built-in units, with mirrored doors in the master. On the ground floor, there are the interconnecting living rooms, which allow light to flow from back to front. The living room, which measures 17’ by 13’, has French doors out to the paved front garden: the original windows have been replaced with double glazed doors, but inside the old doors and fittings remain and both rooms come with original fireplaces.

Tom Woodward of Woodward Auctioneers is selling Rosedene and gives a guide price in excess of €700,000 for this well finished property. Smack bang in the middle of the University Quarter, there should be no shortage of viewers here, especially as houses of this age and calibre are rarely on the market in such good condition. This area has seen very strong prices in the past, so the bidding could go well past the initial guide. Rosedene is perfect for a multi-generational family and despite being in town, has lots of privacy. High walls and shrubs provide a haven just off Glasheen Road.