Spacious Farran property has great views

IT’S of its time, but this house at Ballineadig, Farran, has some valuable and attractive attributes for buyers.

The five-bed, detached two-storey lies in the highly regulated Lee Valley, and is within a short commute of Cork city, with an acre of land on offer.

Then, there’s the price guide of €450,000, considerably down on the original asking price and sensible when the land and footprint of the house are taken into account.

Sites in the area, (when you can get permission to build), are usually close to €250,000, and this property gives you a house and a full acre for €150,000 more.

As it stands, the Ballineadig property is in good condition, if a little dated, but it offers huge amounts of space. A large family grew up here and there are five bedrooms on offer with a total of 3,000 square feet overall.

There’s huge potential to modernise this house, which has outstanding views and a private location at Farran, a much-coveted, west-city location. The bypass makes the commute to Cork a doddle and there’s access to all points west.

Local amenities are provided in Ballincollig, which is less than 10 minutes drive away and there are good schools locally.

The property is on the market with Norma Healy of Sherry FitzGerald who says it was constructed in a time when builders were not afraid to give those extra few inches and all of the rooms are generously proportioned.

The layout includes a lounge, kitchen/ dining/ living room, separate dining/ family room, utility, ensuite master bedroom, four double bedrooms and a main bathroom.

The house has a large lawn to the front and a big, hard surface area to the rear, with storage.