Home upgraded and extended

No 7 Rathmore Lawn, Cork, has 1,850 sq ft of space for an asking price of €320,000.

A neighbouring house needing modernisation made €280,000 recently with Woodward Auctioneers, and now the same agent has a Rathmore Lawn, Cork, semi-d nearby on offer.

It’s different because the upgrades needed by houses of this vintage have been done, and it’s been extended as well, the side, rear and up into the attic for an optional bedroom No 4. There’s As a result, there’s almost 1,850 sq ft of space on offer, all for an asking price of €320,000.

No 7 faces west on this linear estate running by the South Douglas road up to the main road by the Briar Rose and shops, and its rear looks over a rare site for this locale, a privately owned field associated with the Whitaker family whose Johnson and Perrott garage is on the main Douglas road.

No 7 has a front reception, with cast iron fireplace, a side home office/family room, plus a rear lounge, with similar era fireplace, which opens to a bright and shiny 19’ by 12’ kitchen/dining room. This newly-fashioned space has Shaker-style wood and blue units, granite tops, and a Smeg range oven. There’s also a utility with a sauna, and guest WC. Above are three bedrooms and a bathroom with cast iron bath, and over again is a dormer-style attic bedroom, with two Velux windows and eaves storage.

Upgraded and smartly presented, No 7 has an alarm, broadband, and easy-keep grounds, paved in front and paved and graveled behind, with raised beds framed by rail sleepers: the back has no lawn, but is well landscaped with raised deck seating area, etc.

VERDICT: Someone else has put in all the work, so it’s a move in proposition.