Classic semi in small estate

WHETHER or not there’s another drop in house prices, there are reasons for moving when you find a house to suit, despite the market.

It can be the address, the location, the aspect, the price, or just the ‘feel’ of a house, or a combination of all of the above, that makes a buyer certain.

Which in a roundabout way brings us to Elmdene at No 9 Woodlawn on Cork’s Model Farm Road.

On the market at offers in the region of €325,000, this is a classic three-bed semi in a small, quiet estate.

Granted, there are the bells of the Holy Ghost church next door to take into consideration, but even on a regular weekday the sound of traffic is hushed in this little circle of houses.

The price, the good location and quiet setting, are all strong selling points, but it’s the back garden that will steal the show.

Broad and long with a south-east aspect, (but with enough space from the house to allow westerly light at the back), this is the house’s best attribute.

As an executor’s sale, No 9 has been completed cleared, but it has also been underpinned and replastered with good insulation on the gable walls. Viewers will find a completely clean slate, down to empty bathroom and kitchen, which will allow an honest appraisal of the space.

And it’s good, with three ground floor rooms and three bedrooms and bathroom overhead and a detached garage.

So, No 9 has huge potential, is in good nick and has a brilliant back garden. Sorted.

Brian Olden of Cohalan Downing is the agent to contact.