Make your mind up time at a city’s connecting point

THERE are two for the choosing in one of the most convenient and established areas in Cork city — the Cross Douglas Road.

Big, small, semi and detached, this connection between the south and main Douglas roads has a good mix of houses and Conor Flynn of Conor P Flynn and Associates is selling two properties there.

The first is St Joseph’s, a three-bedroom semi with teak windows, an attractive porch, and some lovely old fixtures and fittings, including picture rails, original fireplaces, high ceilings and terracotta tiles.

This house is a little gem and should see bidding beyond its asking price of €485,000.

The layout is predictable enough: there’s the living room, (with oak floor), dining room and a narrow but long kitchen at the rear.

Overhead, there are three bedrooms, both with cast iron fireplaces, a box room and a main bathroom.

Set on a large site, there’s plenty of scope for expansion.

Just down the road, in a small cul de sac, 4 Cherry Drive has more bedrooms and a higher price.This home is on the market at €550,000 and it, too, is semi-detached but it also has a garage.

However, it needs modernisation, says Mr Flynn, although it does have new windows and gas heating.

It also offers a good site and decent space in a great location so any money spent would see a return.

The layout includes a parquet-floored hallway leading to a living room, a family room, an L-shaped kitchen/dining room, a shower room and ground floor bedroom.

The first floor has four more bedrooms, all with built-ins, and a main bathroom.

Both of the houses have generously sized private gardens and, best of all, they are within a walk of the city centre in one direction and Douglas village in another.

There are some good schools and excellent amenities nearby.

Viewing both of the properties can be done in one visit as they are so near to each other.