Quality landscaping is big selling point at Greenfields

IT’S all about the site at 19 Greenfields in Ballincollig, Co Cork — which is not to detract from the house, but to underline the size of the site and the quality of the landscaping.

A fine, rectangular plot, with a two-storey detached house at its centre, the grounds show a wealth of care, good planting and a head start in the growth stakes.

There’s a really big, back garden with a shelter belt of trees at the rear offering privacy while, at the side, there’s a west-facing deck surrounded by herbaceous beds.

Built in red brick, with simple symmetry, no 19 is an ideal trading-up opportunity in Cork’s western suburbs. In this part of the Greenfields estate (a collection of one-off homes)), houses don’t come up very often, says selling agent, Jeremy Murphy of Jeremy Murphy and Associates.

He’s seeking offers in the region of €545,000 for the house which has lots of room for further extension.

The main living room is dual aspect, with windows facing south and west, and it comes with a good fireplace in the centre of a generous, rectangular space.

Behind it, and running the width of the house, is the kitchen/dining room, which has light oak units and double doors leading out to the deck and garden. The utility is to the rear of the kitchen and has access to the eastern side of the house, while the family room study, also opens off the kitchen/dining area.

Overhead and ranged around a long landing are four good bedrooms and a family bathroom.

The master bedroom has an en suite bathroom and a walk-in wardrobe with slide robes fitted.