On cul de sac in old Cork suburb

A CUL de sac setting, off the main Douglas Road, in Cork city, and a long garden, are key selling attributes of number 37 Endsleigh — a 1,700 sq ft, detached family home.

The 1960s-style, four-bed house (rock-solid, built by Timothy Cotter and next door to Regina Mundi girls’ secondary school) has a full-width, flat roof extension, which swells its floor area and living space. Given the site’s 160’ depth, and privacy, there’s scope to extend further.

Number 37 hits the summer market, competing in a segment with limited deal action — mainly because of funding difficulties, and the fact many aspiring traders-up need to sell first to buy again.

But, the limited numbers of cash-in-hand hunters in this segment of the market are concentrating on the traditional ‘older’ suburbs again, it seems, and in this regard, Endsleigh ticks lots of boxes.

Estate agent, Dennis Guerin, of Frank V Murphy & Co, is seeking €495,000 for this property, which looks primed for further spending and upgrades, once acquired.

It has two main reception rooms, each with fireplaces and corniced ceilings, and the back of the house now has a small sun room, and a dining area, added on out here, with sliding door access to the long, west-facing back garden with super-mature trees at the boundaries.

There’s also a kitchen, good-sized hall, utility, and guest WC. Upstairs are three double bedrooms, and a single, plus main bathroom.

Heating is via gas, and there’s an attached garage. Number 37 is ready to do family-rearing service all over again.