Back garden the clincher with Lota View

IF the front even remotely catches your eye, wait ‘til you see what’s out the back of 3, Lota View: you’ll be smitten.

The two-bed terraced house is in the heart of Cork’s suburban Blackrock village, and is a manageable buy for many with a €325,000 price guide quoted by Timothy Sullivan auctioneers.

He admits it needs a bit of tweaking and updating, but not a lot, and it has instant appeal and a location that’s just bang-on.

The back garden is the clincher, stretching out in old-world glory back towards the Marina, and more than long enough to get out into the really sunny spot away from the house’s shadow.

The tiered garden, replete with apple-shedding tree and old hedges, has a shed and patio space at its far end for a touch of country life, with views beyond to the Tivoli hills.

No 3 Lota View is set just off the roadway, with a walled-in front garden for breathing space. It has a small lobby entrance, a 17’ x 11 sitting room, a smaller kitchen/breakfast room with the bathroom next via another lobby, while overhead are two reasonably-sized bedrooms, as well as a shower cubicle on the landing, a space-saving compromise — but the night-time calls of nature will still necessitate a trek down the stairs.

Windows have been replaced, the house has gas central heating.