Five-bed lodge on Buxton Hill has unique adaptations

BILLY CASEY of Casey Kingston has Buxton Lodge in the Sunday’s Well district of Cork city as a new entrant to his property list and this five-bed detached is now on the market at €575,000.

Located on the lower end of Buxton Hill, it stands tall over the houses below and has light right around the front all day long.

Here, there’s a wide carpet of grass and precious off-street parking on offer.

The viewer may find it odd in the beginning, because the property has been informally adapted to provide for extended family living.

Thus, the two grand reception rooms on the ground floor are now used as a bedroom and a kitchen/living room.

Overhead, one of the bedrooms functions as a kitchen, the second as a living room with the smallest room serving as a study.

The house has two bathrooms, a utility and guest loo and has pedestrian and vehicular access from Buxton Hill.

It’s directly opposite another property on Casey and Kingston books, no 34 Sunday’s Well Road, a tall early 19th century house with gardens running southwards towards the river.

This has been reduced to €420,000 from €450,000, and the price reflects the work that will be involved in dragging this Georgian house into the 21st century.

Spread over four floors, two floors up and two floors down from the entrance hallway, the best view is from the rear, where the big bay windows and full height of the property can be seen.