Standout opportunity

White Oaks in Waterfall is a total surprise in terms of themed quality space, writes Rose Martin.

IT’S an acknowledged fact that we do use superlatives on these pages — lots of um. (You can’t talk too negatively about people’s houses, it’s like saying their baby is ugly).

Bearing this is mind, there can be heavy use of a number of complimentary terms and with mostly with good reason.

But then, every so often a property appears that is really truly, impeccable — (and bear in mind that when people are selling their homes, they’re usually at the best they’ve looked for years: fact).

White Oaks in Waterfall is a house that stands out, not because its showy, flamboyant, achingly cool or any of that stuff, it stands out in terms of the sheer clean, contemporary quality of the property.

And on passing glance, it’s a house that almost hides its light under a bushel — it’s a total surprise to find the amount of themed, quality space on display in this elevated, country home.

On the market with Sheila O’Flynn of Sherry FitzGerald, for offers in the region of €750,000, this is top of the range, but then there is almost 4,000 square feet here, in pristine condition.

And with enough rooms for the above average family — there areup to six bedrooms with a number of telly-watching choices between three living rooms and two studies to boot.

And we’re not talking clinically clean either — this is a house that’s meant for a family and was originally built in 1975 and then added onto as needs required. Now, the needs have left, the 3,800 square foot house is ready for a whole new generation to fill its many spaces.

And, as it was completely revamped in 2003, it’s a headache-free proposition, but with mature gardens and a hard to-come-by location on the rural outskirts of Cork city.

White Oaks has a very contemporary finish too, with the main living rooms bang up to date (including a slot-in gas fire in the living room).

There’s a formal dining room too, a study/ den, kitchen/dining/family room, (with groovy orange suite), a study/bedroom and games room completing the ground floor rooms.

Overhead, there’s full master suite, a second large en suite bedroom, and three more bedrooms with a main bathroom.

White Oaks also comes with an attached garage, (great for someone looking to work from home), and has other storage shed outside, as well as acres of hard standing for parking.

And it’s all set on 0.6 of an acre of land, facing the road, but with lots of privacy in the important place, the south-facing back garden.

VERDICT: A fine, fully finished offering, it’s worth a look around for growing families hunting a new home.