Great value at Knock Ville

THE other side of the slump is the chain problem — one house sale falling through has a knock-on effect on others.

That’s what’s happened here at Knock Ville, 38 Central Avenue, in the Cork city suburb of Bishopstown, where the failure of a previous sale put the kibosh on its disposal.

A fine four-bed house, it’s back on the market with Barry Smith of James G Coughlan for offers in the region of €550,000.

The house was initially valued in the low €600,000 some 18 months ago, says Smith, but now local values are in the mid-€500,000s.

And it’s a good buy because houses in this location always sell well and this property is minutes from CUH with UCC and the Bons just down the road.

Built big, these Bishopstown houses offers good square footage and no 38 has four bedrooms and a range of living rooms.

The main hallway comes with parquet flooring and the former garage has been converted to kitchen use. The living/dining room is 25’ by 13’ with big picture windows and is very bright.

The family room is 13’ by 11’ and there’s a rear conservatory of 17’ by 11’ while the kitchen is a good, 17’ by 18’ with separate utility. Three of the bedrooms are doubles, and the box room could convert to office or en suite use.

The clincher is the private back garden which is fully walled-in with mature shrubs. Also included is a large, concrete shed and a patio area with paved driveway.