Trading Up: Old Blackrock Road, Cork €250,000

Size: 78 sq m (840 sq ft)

Although not very large at just under 850 sq ft, No 1 Rockboro Terrace will prove a strong seller — due to location.

An older era end terrace home, it’s set on Cork’s Old Blackrock Road beyond the South Infirmary hospital complex, opposite the former Rochelle school, now residentially developed by O’Callaghan Properties. It has a big back garden beyond a patio, so it’s more than capable of taking a decent extension, with space left over.

That garden, plus location, is driving interest so far, says estate agent Jeremy Murphy, who guides the property at €250,000. Given its modest size, it will probably need a couple of committed bidders to get to that sum, but Mr Murphy says it’s got a wide appeal, within a very short walk of the city centre.

“It’s hard to predict who’ll buy it, it could be an older person trading down, or a couple starting out, and a few people have already had builders in looking at extension ideas,” says the agent, noting that one home which sold nearby a couple of years ago has had a large rear add-on

Although No 1’s front garden boundary is attractive with limestone capped wall and wrought iron rails and gate, a couple of houses in the four-strong row have also opened up front gardens for off-street parking, which is another thing possibly on some buyers’ wishlists.

Rooms include two receptions, small galley kitchen, and three overhead bedrooms, plus bathroom.

VERDICT: Diverse appeal thanks to a bit of charm and its settled inner-suburban location so close to the city.