Your chance to pluck a property from desirable Daffodil Fields

IT’S daffodil time of the year - and one of a bunch of 50-plus houses at Daffodil Fields in Ballincollig is up for sale.

This scheme was built about five years ago at the city end of Ballincollig, in the daffodil-strewn field of a country farmhouse now surrounded by suburbia at the end of the Model Farm Road/Carrigrohane.

It was probably the first forray by builder John Fleming of Fleming Construction into Cork city, as part of a company H&F Construction: since then Flemings has become one of the fastest growing and diverse construction and development firms in Munster.

Initially priced at about £90,000/115,000, the houses at Daffodil Fields were considered dear at the time for the area - but a few years of lapsed time has shown massive appreciation in value.

No 22, now on the market with Brian Olden of Lisney, has a guide price of €320,000, and is a four-bed detached house with two side entrances to the largish back garden, which backs onto an entrance road to the adjoining Bridgewater estate - this means it isn’t overlooked from over the back wall.

The detached four bed has a conservatory overlooking the secluded rear garden. Rooms include a hall, sitting room with by window and gas insert fire, kitchen with garden access, dining room, conservatory, plus there’s a guest loo and utility.

All four bedrooms have built-ins, and the master bedroom has a shower ensuite.

The house has gas central heating and PVC double glazing.