Trading up: MODEL FARM ROAD, CORK €365,000

THE arrival of Ardcarrig for sale is bringing attention from couples and families looking to trade in to a mature Cork suburb near schools, colleges service, plus several major employment centres and hospitals.

At the city end of the Model Farm Road in Cork city, it’s a 1930s semi-detached home with a great hidden bonus - the back garden seems to go on for ever, thanks to a site depth of 220’.

Ardcarrig is for sale with Frank V Murphy & Co, who seek €365,000 and who have it under offer already over the €325,000 mark, and going down well with viewers living further afield.

Most of the windows have been replaced with aluminium ones, bar the front main one’s bay window by the sitting room, with its original timber frames matching the porch.

The rear reception, meanwhile has French doors to the back garden and patio, and each living space has a fireplace. The house will need some modernising and currently there’s a kitchenette and breakfast area as well, with three overhead bedrooms and a main bathroom, with a ground floor guest WC already provided.

Sq m: 119 (1,275 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 3

BER rating: Pending

Broadband: Yes

VERDICT: Near Dennehy’s Cross, UCC and CIT, as well as the Lee Fields amenity area, this is a house to suit those who don’t want to spend time in a car.