Highly extendable Caragh ideally located off desirable Well Road

AWAY the Well is a rugby cry for fans of Cork’s Sunday’s Well club, but in property terms, ‘Away the Well Road’ carries as much weight as a scrum front row.

Plumly positioned midships on this strong Douglas road near-ish to the village, its aspect alone will sell it to almost any aspiring buyer.

Tucked in off the busy Well Road, two doors away from the late Rory Gallagher’s family home Greenbanks (now the subject of a planning application for demolition and replacement with 10 super-spec townhouses,) its rear looks southwards over the Douglas estuary and bounds the Mahon Golf Club course.

It is a well-timed market arrival with estate agent Malcolm Tyrrell of Cohalan Downing, who seeks offers around €1.1 million for Caragh, this 1950s built, four-bed detached family home, in very good overall condition, well-maintained — and highly extendable.

It has been family occupied for the past 21 years, and is a classic trading down sale, as the vendors have bought a smaller, easy-keep new build nearby.

The site size is a quarter of an acre, very mature, private, sunny, and well-planted.

In fact, if anything a new owner might want to trim back some of the larger trees to open out the estuary and golf course views.

Its two main reception rooms face south, out to the back, and a terraced patio area runs the width of the property.

The principal room is a deep 25’ by 11’, while next door is a family room 14’ square.

The kitchen, also with a view, is at present on the compact side, but its positioning is perfect for those who will look to extend out this side of the house.

It is an obvious move, and means swallowing up a lean-to yard and service rooms beside the garage.

Moving out this side could yield an extra floor area of 400 sq ft or so, making for a giant kitchen/family room, with scope then for a smashing master bedroom overhead.

At present, the upper floor has four bedrooms, two of them doubles, one of which has an en suite hidden in the wall of wardrobes.

Caragh has double glazed units, PVC fascias and soffits and oil heating plus alarm, and a gravelled front drive with a bus stop within 50 yards. Douglas village itself is a half a mile walk.