Trading up: Maryborough, Cork €395,000

Sq m: 164 (1,765 sq ft)

Lots of trading-up buyers’ boxes will be ticked at 1 Limetrees Road — just be ready to face bidding to secure it.

Set inside the 1960s Douglas/Maryborough estate off the Rochetown road, No 1’s detached, on a corner site, has good extra space outside in mature grounds with detached garage, rear old sun room add-on, and 1,760 sq ft of living space inside.

Lots of positives in that list for starters, in a location within a short walk of Douglas village, and that latter’s the clincher.

It carries a €395,000 asking price with agent Jeremy Murphy, and that’s not going to frighten away the viewers for such a decent-sized detached.

It’s a bit old fashioned in the decor stakes, but has been well-kept overall, and the main bathroom was retiled recently, with a wet-room-type shower to suit older users.

There’s an extended lounge with white marble fireplace, living room, slender dining room, old-fashioned kitchen, utility and guest WC, with four overhead bedrooms and main bathroom.

Despite getting a D2 BER, it’s going to need energy upgrades, some windows need replacement and moving a few walls could create a very family-friendly space inside.

VERDICT: Will need more spent on it — but worth every penny.