House of the week

There seems to be a backlog built up of first-time buyers keen on quirky, well-located city homes in Cork. And, no 2 St Philomena’s comes into that busy sector as the answer to someone’s buying prayers.

It compares to a mint-order 700 sq ft two-bed which featured in these pages three weeks ago at Maiville, Turners Cross, and which has already had up to 30 viewings with agent Jeremy Murphy, in large part thanks to its €145,000 asking price.

Now a larger — and dearer — two-bed at the city’s southern suburbs at 2 St Philomena’s, Ballinlough Rd, is new to market. It’s also well able to do the ‘charm offensive’ to buyers in search of a walk-in home in a good location 10 minutes to City Hall, with interior character and a sun-trap west-facing side garden.