Mint-order, top-to-toe makeover, No 9 gets perfect 10, as Elm Drive beckons

Property is within minutes walk of shops, schools, churches, bars Tommy Barker reports

NO 9 Elm Drive is like a new house, in an older, settled setting, on the edge of Douglas, Cork within a couple of minutes’ walk of shops, schools, churches, bars and more.

So say the selling agents Sherry FitzGerald of this mint order, as-new home by Shamrock Lawn/Inchvale, after its full top-to-toe make-over by its vendors. That work included new heating, kitchen, bedroom built-ins, decoration, etc — so it really is a walk-in job in every way, says auctioneer Ann O’Mahony.

The three-bed semi has two reception rooms thanks to its side garage conversion (there’s a slender, raised and railed off-street parking slot in front) kitchen with new maple units, and tiled floor, while much of the rest of the refurb job has laminate wood flooring for durability.

The good spec of rooms includes a guest WC, a utility, and two double bedrooms overhead, one with en suite, plus single bedroom and bathroom.

VERDICT: A clean, simple buy, with front and back garden, patio, parking, and suburban amenities all on the doorstep.