Put Barnstead to bed early on for a happy New Year

HOUSES in Cork city’s Blackrock village estate Barnstead don’t come up for sale often — in fact, one of the last sales here was No 21, back in 2005, making in the mid-€700,000s.

The south-facing six-bedroomed detached house is situated off the Blackrock end of Church Road, a few hundred yards of the village with all of its quiet, water-side amenities, and busy weekend markets.

Newly up for sale with agents Frank V Murphy & Co, it has a €595,000 asking price, for its extended 2,400 sq ft of space.