A walk-in home that will sell itself

SELLING 26 Fernwalk, a detached house with large back gardens and pristine interior, will be easy as pie for estate agent Norma Healy of Sherry FitzGerald. Once she gets viewers in the door, the place will practically sell itself.

The 2,250 sq ft house on the Killumney road, just west of Cork city near Ballincollig, has just about everything families trading-up might want, with four bedrooms and three bathrooms, a spick and span decor including some funky mosaic work in the kitchen, and lots of garden with a favoured westerly aspect behind.

And, to cap it all, the Ballincollig by-pass which runs alongside puts it on a highway to the city, tunnel and points beyond. Price guide is €550,000 and it will probably go that and more in bids.

"It's hard to beat now in terms of accessibility, quality of living space, and the corner site in a development of large detached homes is a another bonus," says Norma Healy of Sherry Fitzgerald.

There's a hall with typically Victorian black-and-white tiling and double doors leading to the lounge. There's another set of double doors (in mahogany) to a family room and both reception rooms have attractive fireplaces. There's also a dining room, with yet another wood floor, and a kitchen/dining room with an antique pine kitchen, matching dresser and integrated fridges.

Of note here is the mosaic splash back and the swirling mosaic pattern running across the kitchen/dining room's divide on the tiled floor and into the bay window.

Also at ground level is a utility room and guest WC, and overhead there are four bedrooms and the house's main bathroom. All the bedrooms are doubles. The master bedroom has built-in wardrobes and an en-suite bathroom. There's attic access via a pull down stairs and this area is partly floored.

Number 26 has large gardens on its corner site. The back of the house faces west on to a patio and more landscaped gardens.