Trading Up
Sq m: 275 (3,000 sq ft)
Bedrooms: 4
BER rating: Pending
Broadband: Yes
THERE’S a lot of space, and a lot going on, at this gleaming west Cork home with great distant views over to Nowen Hill.
You’d hardly know it from the roadside, but this house has about 2,800 sq ft at ground and first floor level, with a further 600 sq ft across two more rooms at attic level — so it’s adaptable in the extreme. Yet, despite its heights, it has lots of its space at ground level, mainly thanks to a wrap-around conservatory at the back, going over 20’ in each direction on two side, linking into the 28’ by 15’ main living room. The rest of the ground floor accommodation includes a dining room, kitchen/dining room, with utility, as well as a bedroom beside a guest WC.
Estate agent is Henry O’Leary in Clonakilty, and the house he has here is on three and a half acres, ! a few miles north of Dunmanway. The master bedroom takes up nearly half the first floor, with a balcony off for views, while another feature of the quality home is the horseshoe shaped hearth for a solid fuel stove and log store. Externally, there’s a large detached garage and a separate workshop.
VERDICT: Loads here to accommodate and amuse a busy family.
BUYERS of 26 Hollygarth in Cork’s suburban Donnybrook could come from either of two camps: traders-up, as it has four bedrooms and over 1,500 sq ft of space, or first time buyers, as its €225,000 AMV via Savills puts it within their price bracket.
New to market with Catherine McAuliffe of Savills, No 26 is a decent sized semi-d in a cul de sac, with a south-facing back garden.
It’s in good overall condition, and privately owned, it’s within a walk of the village of Douglas, and while it might need some upgrading, the kitchen is good, it has double glazing, gas heating and a printed concrete front drive for parking.
This solid buy has three reception rooms with a good flow around two of them and the kitchen, with a long, dog-leg utility/store/playroom extension to the back going out a considerable 20’, but only 6’ wide.
VERDICT: A good floor plan and balance of space, in a settled estate within a walk of Douglas.
Sq m: 117 (1,275, sq ft)
Bedrooms: 4
BER rating: Pending
Broadband: Yes
A SMALL development, in a handy accessible-to-everything setting off Waterford’s Dunmore Road, is a synopsis of the bit of ground that 32 The Sycamores stands on. The house is spot-on too, priced at €249,000 for a spotless four-bed dormer with good back garden, with deck space off the rear 14’ by 10’ lounge which is one of two main reception rooms. There’s a playroom, along with a kitchen/dining room with oak units, utility and guest WC.
Overhead, none of the four bedrooms is particularly large, but three are doubles, and the master bed is en suite, while the main family bathroom is newly re-done and well-finished with lots of blue mosaic-style wall tiles.
No 32 The Sycamores is a new market arrival with Sherry FitzGerald John Rohan, who say the setting marks it out as well worth viewing, and that house won’t disappoint either, with a fresh, modern decor.
On a slightly upwards sloping site, the property has parking in front for a couple of cars, and the back is fenced and lawned, with a large storage shed.
VERDICT: A bit of character here, signalled from the outset by its chunky big front roof dormer.
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