Unaltered suburban semi-d in quiet spot

TUCKED away in a quiet suburban spot is 3 Woodgrove, a mid-1900s three-bed semi-detached property just off the Cross Douglas Road in Cork city.

A new market arrival, well-kept but in a quite unaltered state bar the addition of oil heating, it carries a €385,000 asking price with estate agents Frank V Murphy & Co. Two years ago, these Douglas semis were making €450,000-€500,000, needing a range of upgrading works after purchase.

Both the city, and Douglas village itself, are within an easy walk of this location.

With scope for upgrades, the windows are the original steel frame variety with single glazing, and while the kitchen is “fitted”, that was about 50 years or so ago.

With two reception rooms, one front, one back, there’s a kitchen to the rear, three overhead bedrooms, plus bathroom, and an attached side garage that gives scope for utility use or future extension.

The aspect is east-west, with west-facing back garden.