Blackrock terraced Victorian

NEEDING lots of doing up, but priced to reflect that fact, is the mid-terraced Victorian home at No 4, Sorrento Villas on Cork city’s Old Blackrock Road.

A bit of a remnant of old glories, the mid-terraced Victorian house is priced at €215,000 by Alan Browne, of Murray Browne, who says it needs refurbishment.

On the upbeat side, it has retained period features, has been underpinned, and is within a walk of the city, just on the city side of Ashton school and the start of the Blackrock Road. The location and period quality of home are in demand — witnessed by the strong and appreciative viewings in the past month of the fully-done-up, neighbouring home Idaville, just across the Old Blackrock Road from Sorrento Villas. Idaville came up for sale in the past month priced at €385,000 with Timothy Sullivan auctioneers, and has had about 40 viewings: it is already under offer, in the mid-€300,000s.