Place to look after number one

THERE is always prestige in being number one in an estate, and number one Bridgewater is a home that matches these expectations.

Bridgewater, Cork city, is off the Poulevone roundabout, at the end of the Model Farm Road and the start of the long approach to Ballincollig.

Norma Healy, of Sherry FitzGerald, pitches the house at above the 9% stamp duty threshold, at €640,000.

The house has a conservatory extension at the rear, and a bay window that opens out the kitchen into a dining area.

This corner property has 1,700 sq ft of quality living space, including a hall with solid-wood floor, a large lounge/dining room with bay window to the front, a fireplace, French doors to the conservatory, wood floors, and a second set of French doors leading to the back garden. The ground floor also has a guest WC, utility with garden access, and a study.

Upstairs, three of the four bedrooms have built-ins, one has an en-suite bathroom, and the main bathroom is well-finished.

Gardens, front and back, have matured well since the early 1990s, and there’s a brick arch by the side leading to the walled-in back garden, while the front door has a sheltered cover with curved brick pillar.

Decor and maintenance levels are high, inside and out, and heating is gas-fired.