Tranquility in an urban setting

CITY convenience, south-facing views a touch of period features — expect a queue of viewers up the steps to see No. 1, Upper Panorama Terrace in Cork city.

The house is up a set of steps along Wyse’s Hill, between the North Mall and St Vincent’s Church in Sunday’s Well in Cork city.

There are just a couple of terraces of homes up here, removed from the hurly burly of the city and its traffic.

Dating back to the 1800s, No. 1 is an end of terrace home with a deep bay window at two levels, just the add-on to capture the urban views beneath. Estate agent Valerie Parkes of Sherry FitzGerald guides this 1,250 sq ft house, just a few weeks on the market, at €280,000, and while it has central heating and replaced windows, any new owners are likely to want to update the interior.

There’s a bright, front sitting room with good fireplace, a kitchen/dining room behind and all the reason in the world to open up the two rooms for front to back light flows.

The ground level also has a utility and shower room, and the upper level has three bedrooms, two singles and one double room. The gardens are all to the front, sloping to the south and with a sunny terrace by the entrance.