Picturesque seaside cottage

UP above the throng of the beach, but close enough to trot downhill to in just five minutes when the sun bursts through, is 4, Seaview Place, at Myrtleville, outside Cork harbour near Crosshaven.

The picturesque-looking seaside cottage is semi-detached, which helps explain its relatively affordable €400,000 price guide quoted by Roy Dennehy in nearby Carrigaline.

The stone-built cottage has sea views through its mature trees and from its gardens, which are mostly to the front of the property.

Relatively compact, and with two modest-sized bedrooms at its upper level, it has been modernised, but not overly so, and so has old-house features in abundance.

Down at the €300,000 price level in this South Cork coastal area, most houses coming up for sale are timber chalets, and many are bought for re-building, but this c €400,000 offering tone has stood the test of time.

It comes in at a price which may see second-home hunters competing with first-time buyers, and possibly older couples looking to trade down, says Mr Dennehy, noting that it had a wide range of occupants.

It has a sitting/dining measuring 20’ by 16’, not a bad size at all (the house has been extended to the rear) with solid maple flooring and an open fireplace, with exposed stone wall by the stairs.

The compact kitchen/breakfast room has a slate floor, and cream-painted units and the sale includes appliances, while heating is via electric storage heaters.

The bathroom is up at the upper level, with the two bedrooms, and the attractive, naturalistic grounds include a stream by the boundary, and plenty of car parking space.