Large plot gives Cedar Lodge extension edge

THEY don’t give sites out like this anymore, a full plot of at least 100’ by 100’, just off Cork’s Rochestown Road.

Easily known Cedar Lodge was built 40 years ago, when land was priced by the acre, not the square foot.

This split-level house is just by the start of Norwood Court, a mile and a bit from Douglas village, and has views back over the Mahon Estuary and bright lights of new developments across the waterways. On a 10,000 sq ft/quarter acre site, it is newly up for sale by its family, who are selling with their children reared and who have only slight regrets that the grand-children won’t get to enjoy the massive gardens any more.

Cedar Lodge is already an adaptable home, thanks to its split nature, with one of its four bedrooms on the immediate entry level as well as the main family bathroom, there are three bedrooms more up a half flight of stairs, two with wash basins and all with built-ins, and back underneath, also via a half flight of stairs from the hall, is a very good-sized (18’ by 14’) living room with dual aspect, a dining room, kitchen plus utility.

Overall condition is excellent, but a bit dated, with parana pine ceiling for example in the landing area, but making changes at this cosmetic level will be cheap and cheerful on the bank balance.

Estate agent Malcolm Tyrrell of Cohalan Downing guides Cedar Lodge at €750,000, and says many viewers may well be as interested in the site’s further capabilities as in the house’s current 1,600 sq ft of living and sleeping quarters.

The house is on a pleasant, private sloping site with a drive dropping down a few yards to the front door, and the lower section of the grounds also include an orchard area, picnic patio space and a sturdy, large 20’ by 10’ garden shed.

The house has a garage built alongside, so there’s conversion scope here, too, and the house has gas central heating.