Five bed semi-detached has the phone hopping with early interest

ROSNALEE on Cork’s Cross Douglas Road, is the sort of house you view, and then want to cut down the auctioneer’s sign on the way out to stop all other callers.

The three-storey, semi-detached suburban Victorian house hits the market with a €450,000 price guide with agent Noelle Morrison, and is set to come under strong viewing pressure: hardly an hour after the ‘For Sale’ boards went up, seven calls had been received in her office from breathless admirers.

It comes with five bedrooms fitted in on the top two levels thanks to a good-sized return extension, and there are two ground level reception rooms, plus family room behind them in the annexe which leads on to a small, west-facing kitchen.

The house has all the signs of a lifetime of loving care, and the more serious side of up-keep has apparently been looked after as well: evidence of subsidence (always a real risk on the Cross Douglas Road) has been addressed head-on, and considerable structural work has been done to secure it soundly for the years ahead.

Location is roughly half way between Cork city and Douglas, and the house has a front garden and long, sheltered back garden with garage.

There is a narrow vehicular access to the rear which is shared between several adjoining houses with right of way access.

The house has gas heating, a number of windows have been replaced and there is a storage heater in the hall. Even though the main room’s original fireplace has been replaced, most of the other rooms, including bedrooms, have original pieces.