Rare chance to buy into much-sought-after suburb

SIDNEY PARK has its devotees... and why wouldn’t it? It has suburban style, easy-to-live-in houses in an urban setting and schools right on its doorstep.

South-facing, with expansive views over Cork city centre, it is just a short aerobically challenging uphill trek from Patrick’s Street.

The houses here are mostly early and mid-1900s, and rarely come up for sale. The last offering, a 1930s original, No 2, was sold via auction in April 2006. A doer-upper on a large site, with original interiors , it made €660,000, above the €500,000 guide, via agent Conor P Flynn.