Spacious house complete with all the accoutrements in Carrigtwohill

IT’S not Terrysland, it’s mine. Thus, along the lines of the Terry’s chocolate orange ad, might speak the impressed viewers to date of Ashbrook.

This big has-it-all house in Terrysland, on the edge of Carrigtwohill in East Cork and near the rail line has features which lots of upwardly mobile buyers demand of new homes.

Top of the list is the site size: one of a development of about 12 houses built in the late 1990s, it is on a site of three-quarters of an acre in other words, lots of space for a large house to breathe in and spread out into, in a spot where one-off plannings are almost a thing of the past.

The dwelling has 2,500 sq ft, which includes a fifth bedroom or study up at attic level a real development feature in larger homes evident in the market in the last few years. At Ashbrook this is a 26' by 18' space with Velux windows to the back, as well as eaves storage under the tall pitched roof.

Varied roof heights help to take the large block look of these Carrigtwohill houses, all on large sites and similar at first glance but most of which have made subsequent design changes to personalise their purchases.

After just a couple of weeks on the web and now being advertised more widely, there have been a couple of dozen viewings here at this €515,000 home, on the market with John Hornibrook of Sherry FitzGerald Midleton. He says it is getting interest from East Cork, Cork city and from families re-locating from Dublin.

It has very well landscaped gardens, decking to the back, a wood-framed detached garage with PVC cladding.

The house itself has a hall with maple floor, kitchen/dining with French doors to the decked patio, the lounge also has patio/deck access, and there's a utility, family room with solid fuel stove, and four first floor bedrooms, one en suite, plus main bathroom.

The house has 9' ceilings at ground level again aimed at those aspirational traders-up.