High 5, high class, not such high price

Looking for a house in St Lukes area? — this could be in your financial bracket Tommy Barker reports

There’s great side and rear gardens, with south and west aspects, coming with the extended three-bed end-of-terrace home at 5, Brian Dillon Crescent, off St Anne’s Drive above Cork city’s St Luke’s Cross.

No 5’s gardens have been groomed and well laid out, with a sandstone paved patio.

End of a terrace of six houses, this is an early to mid-1900s build which has been recently upgraded and extended, with a single storey gable add-on, which still leaves plenty of garden to enjoy.

Seeking €170,000, selling agent Timothy Sullivan says it’s a quiet and sought-after cul de sac, with parking and within a walk of the city centre with a main sitting room, 15’ by 12’ lounge/TV room with garden access via French doors, and there’s also a good-sized kitchen/breakfast room at 17’ by 10’, complete with fireplace.

It has some original fireplaces, varnished floorboards, while the upgrades include pvc double glazing, gas central heating, patio and decking. Plus there’s a decent garden shed with power.

VERDICT: Being end terraced means No 5 benefited from all that extra available space.