Attractive finish at Knockrea Drive

Quiet location sees three-bed semi make best use of space, Tommy Barker reports

THERE’S a good level of finish inside No 6 Knockrea Drive, a three bed-semi with rooms on the side. This new-to-market home, just off Cork’s Ballinlough Road, has the best use of space on the ground floor in particular thanks to side annexe space, and the back garden also has a decent aspect, adding to the liveability of this 1,200 sq ft family home.

Estate agent Timothy Sullivan guides the property at €325,000, and says not only is the garden aspect good, the setting inside in a cul de sac part of the Knockrea mix of homes by Our Lady of Lourdes school is also a bonus.

Given that we’re just coming out of the winter doldrums, the back garden isn’t at its best right now, and a new owner might want to spend a bit more adding a deeper patio or deck to the rear, to more completely link the house to the walled-in gardens.

Inside spec and finish is attractive, with a modern gloss kitchen, quality tiled floors and some oak flooring as well.

Rooms include a front sitting room 15’ by 10’ with a gas fire, a larger lounge, also with a gas fire, recessed lighting, narrow strip oak floor and a bay window with French doors to the gardens, there’s understairs storage in the hall, the recently re-done quality kitchen has integrated appliances with a breakfast room off, with similar glazed tile floor.

Upstairs, two of the three bedrooms are doubles, with built-ins, the third is a compact single, and space has also been found under the side roof for a store room 12’ by 9’.

No 6 is good to go, has oil heating and double glazing, with slender window bays front and back, plus an attractive hardwood front door sheltering the porch.

VERDICT: Quiet location within a short walk of the city centre, and near all services.