Trading up: BEAUMONT, CORK €345,000

YOU could probably fit a tennis court in the back garden of this suburban home — the auctioneers claim it’s “a spectacular 170’ long.”

And, the fact there’s an extra bit on the side that runs along the site’s full length should allow new owners go a-courting, as the recognised international size for a tennis court is 78’ long, and 36’ wide.

That garden size helps Upper No 62 Beaumont stand out from the normal run of suburban semis (although another Beaumont home on the market nearby has a mini-tennis court in its back garden) — this is clearly a location where the original house builders gave more bang for your buck when it came to parcelling out house plots.

Selling agent for No 62 is Joe Gavin of James G Coughlan, who guides at €345,000, and says the location is great for families, with schools and shops all to hand, as well as public parks, pitch and putt, GAA, and even a few tennis clubs in the neighbouring Blackrock and Ballinlough locales.

The house is fairly standard and typical of the original build era other than its large site size, with two reception rooms, three bedrooms and one bathroom.

VERDICT: You could extend to kingdom come out the back and still have garden left over.