Let this fox ruffle your feathers

GREAT expectations — buy 16 Foxwood and you’re getting a house and a half. Well, in theory anyway, because this Rochestown property comes with full planning for an attic conversion and ground-floor extension.

And it already has four bedrooms and a range of good living rooms.

Built by O’Brien and O’Flynn and set in a suburban/rural location close to Garryduff, this property is in an area consistently in demand with house buyers.

We’re now back to “the day you buy is the day you sell” market, so an investment in south Cork and, in particular, a Rochestown address, is fairly sound.

This is a mature estate with a set limit to its development, so buyers know what they’re getting. As it stands, No 16 is a fine, detached four-bed, says Jackie Cohalan of Cohalan Downing and Associates, and is priced at €500,000.

It has a good site, she says, with a stand-alone garage and is located at the end of a cul-de-sac, overlooking a lovely green area.

Rooms include a living room with bay window, a fully fitted kitchen/dining room with utility, a master bedroom, also with bay window, and three more bedrooms and a main bathroom.

There is gas heating and a cobble-lock driveway with plenty of parking to the front. The walled-in rear garden has a patio.