Starter Homes

SILVERSPRINGS, CORK €235,000

Sq m: 125 (1,350 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 3

BER: C1

THE family owners of 21 Southridge in Cork’s Silversprings are clearly into their home — it’s been extended with a well-fitted sun-room, a big attic/office/gym conversion — and the decor is bursting with colour and life. Every one of its four bedrooms has a look, mostly zingy and fresh.

Key to it not all being overwhelming is using bursts of vibrant colour or patterned papers in small, feature sections, contrasting with the now-standard pale cream colours on the rest of the painted walls. It feels like a home that has had love and a bit of fun lavished on it, as well as the practicality of the extra space created for its next occupants.

Selling agent Jeremy Murphy is selling 21 Southridge, a 1,350 sq ft four-bed semi, and he’s an easy showing job as he admits it is very well finished and decorated, in quite cul de sac, facing a green — a real box ticker. He approves.

There’s also off-street parking for a couple of cars, side access to a back garden where there’s decking, play area and al fresco dining space with lighting, two garden sheds, and mature shrubs.

In rooms terms, there’s a front sitting room with sold oak floor and cast iron fireplace, a rear lounge linking to a kitchen/breakfast room to the sides, plus the glass-roofed sun room directly to the back. A utility and guest WC complete the package.

VERDICT: Family-friendly.