Buyers discover a hidden gem

GLENCREE, a three-bed semi in the cul de sac of Woodgrove on the south side of Cork city has already gone over its €465,000 asking price to bids of €500,000.

Not too many people will be familiar with Woodgrove, as there’s just 14 houses hidden in this dog-leg shaped enclave off the south Douglas Road end of the Cross Douglas Road, near Loreto Park.

The well-kept home at 2, Woodgrove, has a side garden plot thanks to its triangular corner site, and the back of the house has a good southerly aspect.