Four-bed semi on north side of city

This Larchfield house is ready to go, reports Tommy Barker

THERE’S little or nothing to do at No 52 Larchfield, a four-bed semi up above the Commons Road and Blackpool on Cork city’s northside.

The won’t even be a blade of grass to cut, as the gardens front and back are paved or done in hard landscaping.

There’s easy-keep parking on printed concrete in front, softened by perimeter planting, while behind there’s paving, gravel, raised beds, and a small raft of decking by the garden shed.

Auctioneer Matt Fallon of FML Properties guides No 52 at €220,000, and at that price level there’s a well-finished modern four-bed on offer, in what he says is showhouse condition, with a professional landscaper’s hand seen in the gardens.

Rooms include a front reception room with open fireplace, a rear study or smaller family/TV room, a slender kitchen/diner in a black and white decor theme, and there’s ground floor guest WC plus overhead main family bathroom.

Location: Commons Road, Cork

Price: €220,000

Size: 102 sq m (1,100 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 4

BER rating: Pending

Broadband: Yes

VERDICT: Five years ago two-bed apartments were making the sort of money this four-bed semi-d is now on offer for.