Compact and convenient two-bed house

COMPACT, cute and close to the city and UCC, No 210 Pearse Road in Ballyphehane is a walk-in, stamp-dutyless buy for first-timers.

On the market with Lucy Wolfe and Associates for offers in the region of 310,000, it comes with plenty of parking to the front and a newly laid garden with a deck to the rear.

The interior has been opened up to create an open plan living/dining/kitchen area which is light, bright and also has a dual aspect.

The kitchen is modern with a mix of cream, teak and slate worktop and has a utility area wired and plumbed.

The first floor has two bedrooms and a main bathroom and all fittings are new.

No 210 is fitted with gas heating and new windows.

ANOTHER property with a difference is no 13 The Mews, Rivertowers on Cork’s Lee Road.

This own-door, two-storey property was, as the name suggests, part of the old mews for the former Our Lady’s Hospital, now renamed Atkins Hall and in the throes of conversion to apartments.

Priced at 310,000 through Jeremy Murphy and Associates, the property has been owner-occupied and comes in good condition, he says.

Set off a cobbled courtyard of similar properties, this 900 square foot home has a staircase hallway, an open plan living room of 18’ by 17’ with a separate utility area, an en suite master bedroom and a second bedroom and main bathroom.