Trading up: Whites cross, Cork €360,000

IF a house on this page here has probable space for a tennis court, this Whites Cross bungalow home can go one better — it is heading up to soccer pitch size.

Located out at Ballynoe, Whites Cross, a couple of miles out from Cork’s northside via Ballyvolane, this L-shaped detached four-bed home is on a site of an acre, most of it level and in lawn out the back, ready for a set of goals.

It will, however, be shy of the official soccer pitch size of 100 yards by 60, which is 1.35 acres by our reckoning (and thanks to www.sportsknowhow.com)

Selling agent Michael O’Donovan of Sherry FitzGerald says it has had lots of upgrading recently, such as rewiring, and the kitchen and bathroom are bang up to date too, while windows, fascias and soffits have been given the PVC once-over also.

And, while the BER survey is being done, is should come int a bit up the scale from what it would have been, thanks to investment in attic and walls insulation.

Mr O’Donovan says the layout, with three reception rooms and one of its four bedrooms en suite, is user-friendly and well-balanced.

VERDICT: Set back off the road, it has a quiet setting, with rural views, about a 10 minute spin from Cork city.