Trading up: Monkstown, Cork €245,000

Sq m: 97 (1,050 sq ft)

A design weather-eye was kept out on the rebuilding of no 7, Glen Road, just up from the Sand Quay in Cork harbour’s Monkstown.

No 7 is an end-of-terrace home that was given a total makeover by its owner, who’s an architectural technician.

The work was completed about two years ago, with its untreated, cedar cladding weathering well to a silvery hue and blending with its new, grey windows.

It’s got an unusual split-pitch roof, also, and appears to have slightly more floor area upstairs than down, as a result of its build, with three upstairs bedrooms, one en suite, and a contemporary-look family bathroom.

Down below, there’s a bright hall past the wood-clad porch, with lounge to the left, and an open kitchen/dining to the right, with slick kitchen units and a glass-block back wall/window above the sink.

Estate agent Ann O’Mahony, of Sherry FitzGerald, prices the walk-in at €245,000.

She says living here would be a joy as it’s done to such an attractive standard. There’s a rear patio garden, on-street parking, and oil central heating and double-glazing, and a very effective, B2 BER energy rating.

VERDICT: Good as a lock-up-and-leave harbour bolt-hole or as a full-time home.