Country feel within a walk of the city

THIS house at Lima Lawn, Glasheen, is truly a city home, but you’d never guess on an early morning visit. Facing onto a neat green, there’s a lot of tranquility here, despite being within a 20 minute walk from town.

The crescent layout and a limited throughway makes for a sense of calm and community and so number 26 is ideal for a family, downsizing couple or starter home as it comes with a choice of three to four bedrooms and is in move-in condition. In a private, corner location, it’s on the market with Jeremy Murphy and Associates at €245,000.

Many of the houses in this old suburb tend to be doer-uppers and need investment, but here, the classic semi is ready to go with a modern, Shaker kitchen/dining room at the rear and a range of living rooms.

The kitchen/dining room is very bright and has double doors leading directly to the garden. The garden is a bit of a revelation: it’s been professionally landscaped and is a private, secluded space that’s laid out in low-maintenance tiers and finished in gravel. The scheme includes a lovely patio area. The exterior includes a small lawned area, but provides off street parking for two cars and there’s direct access to the side extension, which is ideal as a playroom or home office, says Jeremy Murphy.

Inside, the formal living room is to the left and a second reception is to the rear and faces over the garden. Because the house is relatively unfurnished, you get a good idea of what’s on offer and the recent upgrade means it has new plastering, new solid wood floors and skirting. Overhead, there’s a good master bedroom, a decent second bedroom, main bathroom and box room.

VERDICT: No 26 offers a good run of rooms for a growing family and the primary school is just a minute’s walk away, with UCC just down the road.