Trading up: Magazine Road, Cork €250,000

Sq m: 112 (1,200 sq ft)

There’s a touch of good old stock about the Cork western suburban home called Glandore, after West Cork’s golden spot.

The three-bed semi-d is in the little-known cul de sac called Bendemeer Park, which is just off the western end of the Magazine Road in Cork.

That puts it near a range of schools, and the two main third level colleges UCC and CIT as well as near PBC’s rugby playing grounds at Victoria Cross.

Glandore carries a €250,000 asking price with agent Trish Stokes of Lisney, who says it needs some updates, but also points out that it has attractive interior features of its mid-1900s build vintage, such as ‘sister’ or matching tiled fireplaces in the two reception roms.

There’s also a sun room, kitchen with space for a utility or integration/ extension by a lean-to back porch, easily kept back gardens with a mix of soft and hard landscaping, and three overhead bedrooms, plus a family bathroom.

There’s an attached garage, giving extension potential in the short to medium term.

VERDICT: Bendemeer’s lovely and quiet, seemingly off the beaten track, but highly accessible. This is a home worth a new lease of family life.