Southwinds has plenty of space

SOUTHWINDS does live up to its name — it’s on one of the highest points to the south of Cork city, with views across the Lee valley as far as Carrigrohane at one end and Glounthaune on the other.

Part of the O’Brien and O’Flynn Maryborough Woods estate, no 1 Southwinds has settled in nicely and is the first house on a row close to the retail centre in the estate.

It also has one of the most distinctive house designs in the scheme — a three-storey, four-bed with an impressive, second floor master suite.

Now on the market with Barrett Cahill Auctioneers, this property has a guide of €675,000 and offers a considerable amount of space for trader-uppers.

The beauty of the design means that parents can have a floor all to themselves, while guests and children can use the three double bedrooms on the first floor.

The ground floor also comes with good space: there’s an interconnecting living and dining room to the left-hand side of the entrance hallway and the kitchen runs on the right-hand side, with a sunroom/dining room projection into the private, walled garden.

Solid wooden floors run through the main reception rooms and the kitchen/dining area is tiled and fitted with fresh, vanilla units.

The back garden is a generous size and there’s more than enough room at the side for a garage or kitchen extension. A utility runs midway between hall and kitchen and a guest suite is adjoining.

The first floor has one ensuite bedroom, a main bathroom and two more rooms and then the stairs runs up to the master suite.

This comes with a north-facing balcony to take in those panoramic views and is a very large, luxurious space — a perfect eyerie.

Ready to go as someone’s new home, it has landscaped grounds, large amounts of parking and it’s just a walk to the shop.