Trading up: College Road, Cork. Guide price: €450,000

Size: 130sq m (1,400 sq ft)

In the month that’s in it, with Leaving Cert results out last week, CAO offers out now, and a return to studies in a few weeks, who’ll take what view on 6 College View?

Up for sale is this unusual mix by the gates of UCC on Cork City’s Western Road, and with the Mardyke sports facilities and Fitzgerald’s Park behind. Why unusual? Well, the terraced property has been divided into five self-contained units, but the quality of each is head and shoulders above the usual rental standard.

There’s scope to extend, or even perhaps build a mews at the end of the site behind by the Mardyke. Right now, there’s over 1,400 sq ft here, with two self-contained apartments at ground level, one with a mezzanine bedroom, and there’s one more unit then per each of the three floors above.Each of the five units has quality touches like oak floors, granite kitchen worktops,Legrande steel sockets and switches,along with high-end Smeg appliances etc, says selling agent Patricia Stokes of Lisney.

She seeks offers around €450,000 for No 6 and says it could make for a mix of private home and rental income, or suit investors keen for a super-clean property for the more demanding, or discerning, tenants or guests.

VERDICT: Western Road has always been home to some of Cork’s most hospitable accommodation, while the Mardyke has seen some recent trendy mews developed.