Sizeable package at No 22 the Downs

Property fits the bill for many traders up, Tommy Barker reports

ALREADY under offer, and set at quite a commanding angle on its corner site, is the sizeable package 22 The Downs, in the Broadale scheme about a mile up Maryborough Hill beyond Cork’s Douglas suburbs.

New to market with Sean McCarthy and Michael Downey of ERA Downey McCarthy, it’s going to fit the bill for many traders up, with one of its four bedrooms en suite, two main reception rooms, plus decent size games rooms to the side, as well as a wide hall, and a 240 sq ft block-built shed in the back gardens, ideal for gardeners — or families with kids keen on music.

ERA seek offers around €395,000, and have it under offer around €350,000 right now, and feel that the corner site, floor area and broad distant views back over the city will bring on more bidding now that schools are back, and families are looking at home options once more.

According to the agents, No 22 is probably one of the better house and site options in Broadale, with front, side and back gardens and an elevated position within the popular estate. The site layout allows for easy future extension, they add.

No 22 has a decent hall with oak floor, a 15’ by 17’ front reception room, linked with double doors to a dining room or family TV room, games room/home office, a kitchen/dining room with oak units and Chinese slate floor, and there’s a guest WC by the utility. Upstairs, three of the four bedrooms are doubles. All have built-ins.

VERDICT: Extra space inside and out in the well-settled estate, and the views are a bonus.