Low price, lots of value at Rivendell

There’s creature comfort galore in East Cork family home, Tommy Barker reports

BUILT back in 2006, when the Celtic Tiger was still in full swing, the large family home Rivendell was built with all of the de rigeur trimmings of the period.

Now, six years into a downturn, the 3,400 sq ft East Cork family home on an acre offers lots of value for the money — and, it’s even had a recent price reduction.

Now guided at €379,000 by agent Miah McGrath of Midleton-based McCarthy and McGrath, Rivendell is on an elevated site at Gortstoke, near Ladysbridge — within easy striking distance of Midleton, the sea and beaches at Garryvoe and Ardnahinch.

Set behind stone entrance pillars with electric gates, it’s got features like intercom, alarm, whirlpool bath, wet-room showers, range cooker in the kitchen with spalted beech and oak units topped in granite, professionally landscaped gardens, stone facade treatments, underfloor oil-fired heating at ground level, rear conservatory plus gable-end sun room, solid oak joinery, wood-burning stove in the dining room and a detached garage.

Rooms include conservatory with walnut floor, lounge with French doors to the back gardens, living room utility, and study or optional bed five, next to a ground floor bathroom with corner jetted bath.

LOCATION: Ladysbridge, Cork

PRICE: €379,000

SIZE: Sq m 315 (3,400 sq ft

BEDROOMS: 4/5

BATHROOMS: 4

BER RATING: C2

BEST FEATURE: Space, and quality

VERDICT: Creature comfort galore, big house, acre site and seaside beckoning.