Buyers going wild for an acre in Carrigaline

UP for sale with a €500,000 price guide is the evocatively titled Wild Acre - on guess what? A site of nearly an acre.

The house is on the Mountain Road (towards Kinsale) a mile-and-a-half outside of Carrigaline in south county Cork, and has about 2,000 sq ft of space.

There’s a smart take on the bungalow design here with twin bays in front, triangular dormer windows overhead, and a low maintenance finish, complete with paved drive.

Pitched at the trading-up market in the booming satellite town, it is on the market with Kevin Silke Auctioneers, who report an early surge in viewings in the few weeks since it hit the market.

The setting is semi-rural, in a residential cul de sac with detached homes on spacious sites, and the well-kept Wild Acre has two good reception rooms a conservatory, study, kitchen, utility, en-suite master bedroom, three other bedrooms and bathroom, plus shower room.

Features include wood block floor in the hall, maple floor in the lounge and built-ins in the bedrooms.

It has oil heating, double glazing, PVC trim in fascia and soffit, and a south-facing rear garden.