On track: refurbished two-bed on Cork’s Albert Road

THE trains to west Cork have gone for the past half-century from the vicinity of Albert Road and Albert Quay in Cork city centre, but the location is still right on track for urban area home hunters.

Up for sale at an affordable level is the compact and handily-set two-bedroom city home, 58 Hibernian Buildings, Albert Road – a minute or two walk from the landmark Elysian tower and city hall.

It hit the market seeking €147,950, but is already under offer at €150,000, as it is within the comfortable buying reach of a wide cohort of first time buyers. At the €150,000 mark, if a prospective purchaser is chipping in around €25,000 of their own money for an 85% mortgage, monthly repayments will come in at €500 a month, say selling agents Dooley and Howard.