Sea views from these deceptively spacious homes are key selling point

BIG but not bold, these houses at Weaver’s Point in Crosshaven, Co Cork, come with 2,600 square feet apiece but are tucked away off a small side road almost at the point.

Despite looking single-storey at first glance, the roof hides a dormer bedroom and a strong feature of the asymmetrical hallway is the curved, teak staircase to the upper floor.

These three houses are part of an infill development on a site to the rear of Maryland House in Weaver's Point and while one is sold, two more of these detached houses remain through Jeremy Murphy of Property Choice.

Priced at €420,000 they compare favourably with two-bed bungalows on the grounds of the former Helm Hotel, which are selling for €317,000 through Jackson Colliers Stops. The firm also marketed the conversion of the main hotel building to apartments and maisonettes in the late 1990s.

The Maryland houses are built to an open-plan design with a large floor space incorporating a corner sunroom. Each house has four bedrooms, three at ground level and one overhead. Two of the rooms are ensuite and there is a main bathroom.

An unusual aspect of the sale is that all bathrooms come fully tiled and fitted and the kitchen has all white goods in place, including Neff appliances, a washing machine, dryer and big, American fridges fitted in the utility.

The kitchens are galley style and fitted into an alcove of the main living room with a mix of solid oak and granite worktops units are also in dark oak.

The utility room is slightly larger that the kitchen area and comes fully fitted, while all two of the bedrooms come with fitted wardrobes.

The main living room faces to the front of the house and a highly decorative marble fireplace is also fitted here.

Heating is by oil and the plumbing system is pressurised with zoned heating.

All floors are in oak and joinery is in teak while the windows are in woodgrain PVC.

Each site has a large cobble-lock driveway with walled and landscaped gardens

For the price of a good four-bedroomed semi in the city, you can have a detached home by sea, with sea views, says Jeremy Murphy.