Sale in prosperous Berkeley suburb

THERE’S only a few dozen houses in the Cork suburban development Berkeley - set in off Temple Vale near Beaumont, which sets it between the prosperous suburbs of Blackrock and Douglas.

Hitting the market this week is no 7, a fine five-bed home with over 2,300 sq ft of living space over two levels. It is priced at €700,000-plus by Mark Kelly of Hamilton Osborne King, who can expect hordes to come to view the c. 1990s house, in the scheme built by Tim Lawton.

Design-wise, it has faint traces of Edwardiana, done in a sort of low-maintenance way - even the front door is PVC, while the exterior finish is a smooth dash and brick.