Starter semi in ideal suburban spot

HOPING for a scrum of buyers is Gerard O’Dea, the selling agent for No 13 Highfield Lawn, on Cork city’s suburban Model Farm Road.

The area — complete with good schools and a rugby club kicking under the Highfield name — is always a strong seller, and in recent years had seen residential values soar as inner suburbs climbed higher in price than more outlying areas.

Now, Mr O’Dea of Downing Commercial seeks €340,000 for the three/four-bed semi-d at No 13 on Highfield Lawn, a spot which now needs a bit of upgrading and further spending.

Its selling agent pitches it as “an ideal starter home, or a home for someone downsizing and who wishes to stay in the area”. A good sale point is the size of the private back garden, he adds.

No 13 has a side extension which gives the option of an en suite fourth bedroom, there are two other rooms for living/dining use across the hall, each with fireplaces, (the front has a bay window, the back has a sliding door to the patio.)

The kitchen has fairly modern units, and upstairs are three bedrooms plus family bathroom. Heating is via gas, and windows are single-glazed aluminium.