Ivy House: four-bed for €260,000

IVY House wears its name with obvious pride — a full beard of Virginia creeper graces the facade of this Victorian Cork harbour home with water views.

Located out at Whitegate, east of the city, the two-storey, four-bed home with period character has a manageable asking price, with €260,000 sought by agent Helen Kearney, of CCM Property Network, in Midleton.

The elegant Whitegate home, next to a bar, faces the street and the sea, with Roche’s Point and Guileen beach a few miles away, while Midleton is the nearest big town along that route.

Ivy House has two reception rooms with fireplaces, kitchen with pine units and a terracotta tiled floor, utility with guest WC, and four bedrooms plus bathroom with cast iron roll top bath. It has a well-planted rear garden/yard with patio.