Four-bed semi in Mount Oval

THERE’S a few subtle changes and tweaks to the standard house design at number 55, Kilbrody, in Cork city’s large, Mount Oval Village development.

The Rochestown development, of 800-plus units, by O’Flynn Construction, is largely complete, after a decade, and includes a large mix of house and apartment types, aimed at starters, families on the move up and down the ladder, as well as investors, and also comes with a range of shops and services.

A new market listing here is number 55, Kilbrody, a 1,345 sq ft, smart, modern, four-bed semi-detached home with extra large corner/end site with extensive, cobble-lock front drive, an attic conversion suitable for various uses, such as home office, study or play room, and a good-sized, rear garden shed, block-built with a pitched tile roof and double glazing.

Auctioneer Ann O’Mahony, of Sherry FitzGerald, is seeking offers of €390,000 for the turn-key job, with glazed double doors from the checkered, tiled hall to the formal front lounge, with bay window and gas insert fireplace.

A rear protrusion means there’s extra space in the back for a good kitchen/dining room, with butcher’s block top and cream units with larder press, utility and guest WC (all tiled). Upstairs, one of the four bedrooms is en-suite, with a tiled main bathroom as well, and the converted attic adds scope.

Number 55 is in a cul de sac section of Kilbrody, with good parking and the back garden has a patio.