Last landings at Eagle Valley, with high BER levels

Informal viewings have started in these new Eagle Valley homes in Wilton. Tommy Barker reports

A GREAT B1 energy BER rating comes with the eight new homes being built right now at The Hedgerows, in Cork’s Eagle Valley.

Higher building and insulation standards, and an elevated niche with sweeping views past old oak trees within this large development (largely competed since the 1990s), mark this unexpected last batch of eight homes out as being well worth a look-see.

Estate agents Sherry FitzGerald have one of the eight sold, an end house with slightly larger floor area, large site footprint and wider hall, and hope to work their way down the rest of the line of four pairs of semi-ds handily enough.

The rarity alone of brand new houses being built in Wilton (near the CUH, south ring road, shops, schools etc, there’s really only Ruden Homes in Mathew Hill otherwise currently building in the locale) will guarantee immediate interest, and viewings.

Now, with the first duo largely completed and painted up, good to go, Sherry FitzGerald are starting viewings this coming Monday and Wednesday, noon to 2pm, and Thursday 4 to 6pm: even seeing builders on site (others are being roofed right now) has novelty value right now, so roll up.

Selling prices for the deep, four-bed, three-bathroom homes are quoted at €310,000, and features include double insulation, high airtightness, solar panels, and a wood-burning stove in the living room, well as gas-fired central heating and open, easily-adapted attics.

There’s off-street parking on brick-paved drives inside boundary brick walls, relatively compact gardens front and back, and there’s a high-frequency bus route just a few hundred yards away on Sarsfield Road.

VERDICT: Brand new, out-of-the-box.

Location: Wilton, Cork

Price: €310,000

Size: 128 sq m (1,385 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 4

BER rating: B1

Broadband: Yes

Best feature: Energy efficiency