Trading up: Ballygunner, Waterford €395,000

THIS detached house at 17 The Village in Ballygunner is, according to selling agents O’Shea O’Toole, realistically priced for a spacious, high spec property in a sought-after location.

Situated in a development of individually built detached houses, it’s nine years old, has a large garden and, according to the agents, is in excellent condition.

Accommodation is timber-floored and modern and includes a living room with a Waterford Stanley stove and a bay window, a sitting room with a pine fireplace and a kitchen with fitted units and integrated appliances. There’s also a dining room, an office and a utility room. Up on the first floor the house has a bathroom and four bedrooms including two with en suite shower rooms.

To the front there’s a gravel driveway and a lawn and to the rear there’s a south facing lawned garden enclosed by a wall and timber fencing. At the side there’s also a graveled barbecue and patio area. Located off the Dunmore Road, the house is close to Ballygunner national school and is within a mile from Waterford hospital and Ardkeen Shopping Centre.

VERDICT: It’s spacious and comfortable for a family who wants to trade up and live within a mile and a half of the city centre.