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THE best quality materials have been used in the building of this house at the foot of Spur Hill at Doughcloyne in Cork, says auctioneer Jennifer Bermingham, of Noelle Morrison and Associates.

Ashwood is a detached, dormer bungalow close to the roundabout at Spur Hill/Lehenaghmore, built in the back garden of an older house.

“Guided at €425,000, it’s a beauty inside, Ms Bermingham says, and has a newly fitted, pippy-oak kitchen with granite worktops and stylish tiling.

The house measures 2,200 square feet, a significant portion of the site, so gardens are minimal, which is a plus or a minus, depending on your circumstances.

Accommodation includes four bedrooms. The main bathroom has a free-standing, cast-iron bath with a separate shower cubicle. The master bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe. One bedroom is in use as a study.

On the ground floor, there’s a bedroom/family room, which has an ensuite bathroom. The dining room measures 30’ by 16’ with French doors to the garden and a sunken lounge below it, with polished wooden floors and cast-iron and marble fireplace. The attic is floored and is accessed by staircase. Ashwood has gas heating, an alarm and ISDN line.