Executive family home in upmarket development

THE expensive landscaping jobs at Heatherfield, west of Cork city, have put on a summer spurt, bedding this new 57-house development down quickly.

And helping with the greening process at this upmarket location a short drive from Bishopstown, are the Tellytubby-like hills put in by developers Fleming Construction on selected green areas, designed to add to the privacy when houses face one another across these mounds.

Newly up for sale in the all-but completed scheme is no 14, a re-sale before it was ever moved into, and it is on what is probably the largest site in the development, with about one third of an acre.

The five-bedroom family home has 2,480 sq ft of living space, a large hall and accommodation that includes lounge, study, family room off the kitchen/dining space, and kitchen units in oak with granite tops: both the dining room and family room open to the rear patio via French doors. There's also a utility, guest WC, and six-jet whirlpool bath.

Selling agent Malcolm Tyrrell of Cohalan Downing is guiding it at €780,000 and it is already under offer. Launch prices at Heatherfield 18 months ago were about €655,000, and medics were to the fore among the buyers of these large steel-framed homes.

This sale will attract stamp duty, but compensating selling advantages include the large site with a desirable southwest rear aspect, stepped patios, extensive wiring and CCTV, central vacuum, alarm wiring and zoned heating.