Super location and an excellent price

BACK in 2006 a house at Kilbrody, in the Mount Oval Village estate hit the market at €470,000. This week a new entrant in the Rochestown, Cork, scheme is on the market at €475,000. Not bad for buyers.

Number 20 was a former showhouse and is still in pristine condition — the grounds have matured nicely and the rest of the scheme is well, bedded-in.

The easiest approach to this property is from the Carrigaline road, but you have to go around to Clarke’s Hill to get back out again — otherwise, it would be traffic chaos. But it’s an indication of the house’s handy location: minutes from Douglas and a zip anywhere on the South Ring system.

The local retail centre, Mount Oval Village proper, is a walk away and now, there’s a new primary school opening in September in Foxwood. Last week a regular bus service to Mount Oval made it’s debut — but it stops at eight in the evening, so handy pub trips are out at the moment.

However, this location is one of the most popular in Cork city, with over 800 houses in the Mount Oval scheme alone and many more on the way up nearby. At no 20 you get over 1,000 square feet and good garden space in a pleasing design.

The main living room has a big, picture window, a good fireplace and double doors from the hall.

To the rear is the dining/living room with doors to a sheltered patio and it also opens to the kitchen, which is a gable out into the garden. The wall provides a wind break for the patio and the house faces south-west — perfect for day and evening sunshine. Overhead are three bedrooms and a bathroom, along with master en suite.

The property is for sale through Cohalan Downing at offers of €475,000.