Woodleigh property destined for makeover

VERY much the original of the species, Alverna, or no 5 Woodleigh, is a house certain to get an expensive makeover — the location demands it.

Woodleigh is one of those quiet, understated roads in off the Model Farm Road in Cork’s western suburbs, a cul de sac with cachet. Close to hand, and within an easy walk, are the CUH, Bon Secours, Technology Park, and UCC and CIT, as well as the Wilton Shopping Centre and the Lee Fields for pleasure walks.

Alverna is a four-bed semi, not too large with only about 1,300 sq ft, according to estate agent Michael O’Donoghue of McKenna O’Donoghue Clarke Real Estate, but there’s a detached garage alongside which gives scope for further growth, and a long run of south-facing rear garden for favoured aspect.