Sunny side up at recently-built Melbourne

MELBOURNE isn’t as far away as you might think — depending on where you start from, of course.

This recently-built home ‘Melbourne’ is just a mile from Cork city’s centre and City Hall, tucked in off the start of the Blackrock Road beyond Ashton school.

New to the market with Dennis Guerin auctioneer, with the firm Frank V Murphy and Company, this house has a €875,000-plus price guide, and is sure to get strong viewing interest and bidding beyond that sum given its 2,750 sq ft of living space over three levels, adjoining 380 sq ft garage with conversion potential, and its location so close to the city centre.

Family-friendly, it is well-built and finished, too, on a cul-de-sac site off Ashton Park of about one sixth of an acre, and comes with five bedrooms, three bathrooms, gas central heating and well-suited dark grey wood effect PVC double glazing.

The back of the house has a southerly aspect, looking down over Boreenmanna road, with a sun room forming part of the large, L-shaped (24’ by 23’ at max measurements) kitchen/dining room. This space has cherrywood units, island unit and integrated appliances plus gas hob, with a porcelain-style tiled floor.

Other rooms include a sitting room and family room/study with oak floors and bay windows, a open plan living space off the kitchen/dining room has oak flooring and French doors to the sunny patio., utility and guest WC with shower. All bedrooms are doubles in size and have oak flooring and good built-ins, and the 24’ by 19’ master bedroom has a fine, five-piece en suite and walk-in-wardrobe, while bed two has an en suite bathroom. The top floor has two bedrooms and bathroom.

“This house needs nothing at all added to it except buyers, and the level of comfort is very high,” noted Mr Guerin. The 30’ by 12’ detached garage is block-built, serviced, has a pitched roof, and can be used for home office, play room or many other uses.