Trading up: Ballinlough Road, Cork €485,000

Sq m: 188 (2,020sq ft)

A big house, a decent site, a great back garden with a westerly aspect and long views, all set in a cul de sac, off the very popular Ballinlough Road — it’s more than enough to drive trading-up interest to 11 Shrewsbury.

Near the end of the long suburban Ballinlough Road, next to Ballintemple/Cork Constitution, Shrewsbury has two house types, one red brick in a Georgian style, the other dashed and plainer, but also with big rooms, and generosity of space, inside and out.

No 11 is of this type, with five bedrooms (but no en suite), three reception rooms, one of which is 26’ by 13’, and a decent kitchen-diner, plus utility room and guest WC, making for over 2,000 sq ft in all.

It’s on the dated side, but will respond easily to decor changes and upgrades, and carries a €485,000 AMV with Dennis Guerin of Frank V Murphy & Co, who says properties in the park are sought after, as rare market outings.

Bonus features are a wide site, with west-facing back garden and views long back to the city, and a deep, detached garage with home-office potential.

VERDICT: O’Driscoll’s supermarket in Ballinlough had one of the six Lotto jackpot winners last weekend, netting €588,000. so, home and dry.