Take your pick from these twins

THEY could be twins, but separated at birth....and by a river.

More similar than they are different, these two three-bedroom early 1900s offerings are on opposite sides of the River Lee in Cork, both in established settings, and similarly priced at €420,000.

Selling agent for Antonia Villa on southside Ballinlough Road, and Avocaville, 33 St Anne’s Drive in Montenotte north of the river, is Noelle Morrison.

Avocaville in Montenotte is physically broader with a bigger garden area to the back. It has been in the one family’s hands for 75 years and has replacement PVC double glazing, gas heating, but as the only loo is downstairs this is the sort of thing a new owner might tackle if they choose to extend. It has a good 15’ by 15’ main living room with bay window, a dining room also with fireplace, kitchenette, bathroom and WC. There’s a walled and railed front garden, and good back garden.

Across in Ballinlough, Antonia shares the same sort of bay window linking into sheltering porch feature, and has already been rewired, replastered, has heating and most windows are replacements. It comes with two reception rooms, a compact kitchen, ground floor guest loo, and main bathroom overhead with three bedrooms.

There’s a good bit of extendable space to the side, and a walled-in, paved rear garden/yard, which is south facing.