Big bargains on offer in suburbia

BACK in December 2007, No 10 Wheatfields in Carrigaline, Co Cork, came under offer at €735,000 ... but went no further than early offers.

Roll on a year, and with a second agent appointed, a cool €100,000 has been peeled off the price of this built, but not occupied, house which is now guiding €635,000 with auctioneer Dan Howard of Dooley & Howard.

The four-bed 3,500 sq ft property is in the Wheatfields scheme of one-offs at Kilmoney, near the south Cork commuter town, where values have topped €800,000-plus for similar homes.

It is on a site of about one-sixth of an acre and is built to a high standard and specification, says Mr Howard, with walnut floors, walnut and cream kitchen, central vacuum, with gas heating and pressurised water system. It has three reception rooms.

With the same agent for just €405,000 is the four-bed detached dormer home at 29 Upper Glencairn, north east of Cork city at Glanmire. Well-decorated and with a garden makeover, it has a big sitting room, kitchen/dining room, utility, guest WC, and four bedrooms (one at ground level) with master bedroom en suite.