Early bid for four-bedroom detached property

ALREADY under offer just a couple of weeks after a For Sale sign going up is 12 Greendale, in Cork’s Maryborough Woods development above Douglas.

At a time when particular properties might be getting viewings but there’s a reluctance to get a first offer, the four-bed no 12 is at least off to a good start.

First offer in is €630,000, well shy of the market-adjusted asking price of €710,000, and the house is one that shows well, says estate agent Dennis Guerin of Frank V Murphy & Co auctioneers.

The detached four-bed has about 2,000 sq ft of space, a south-facing back garden; in effect it has got four reception rooms (sitting room, dining room, breakfast/family space with the kitchen, plus a study/playroom), and the house’s kitchen is newly fitted, with units in walnut and topped with white quartz, done by House of Coolmore.

This trading-up family home, within a walk of Douglas Village and its amenities and expanding mix of shops, has two of its four bedrooms en suite, plus there’s a main family bathroom and guest loo off the hall.

Finishes are good, with solid maple floors at ground level, and the kitchen has new, quality-branded appliances.

Heating is via gas, the system is zoned, and the front drive is fully brick-paved, while the south-facing back gardens include a paved patio, timber shed, and hedge boundaries.