Cloyne Cork house sale has garden attractions

A recent price drop comes with distinctive Belmont House on two and a half acres, says <B>Trish Dromey.</b>

Cloyne, Co Cork €349,000

Size 217 (2,300 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 5

BER: B3

Best Feature: Gardens

All the gardens you could want complete with gazebo and a natural pond are on offer with Belmont House near Cloyne village in East Cork.

A stylish and spacious dormer bungalow with 2,300 sq ft of living space and two and a half acres of grounds, its price has been reduced by €26,000 in recent months and it’s coming in to the New Year with a guide of €349,000.

Selling agents Sherry FitzGerald O’Donovan in Midleton say it has much to offer a family in search of space. ”It has beautiful landscaped gardens and is well maintained and very well presented by it’s present owners who bought it in 2007,” says auctioneer Janet Higgins explaining that the property was originally built in the 1990s.

Accommodation includes two large interconnecting reception rooms with oak flooring, elaborate ceiling coving, a marble fireplace and two chandelier style light fittings. There’s also a spacious kitchen with country style ash units and fitted appliances as well as a utility room and a guest WC. The property has a timber floored conservatory at one side and has one en suite bedroom at ground level.

A spiral timber staircase leads to the upper level which has three timber floored bedrooms with en suites. The master bedroom has SlideRobes and a balcony overlooking the garden. There is also some converted attic space which could be used as a play area or for storage.

Fitted with oil fired central heating the property has a B3 BER rating which should make it attractive to an energy conscious buyer.

To the rear there’s a large raised decked area, a gazebo and well tended gardens with lawns and shrubs. At a distance from the property there’s a natural pond and some trees. At the front there are more lawns and a gravel driveway with electric gates at the entrance.

At one side of the property there is a detached 1, 200 sq ft garage which has a small en suite and some open plan living area and could be used for guests or a home enterprise.

The house is convenient to Cloyne village which is two miles away and is just half a mile from Ballymaloe House. It could attract a commuter from Midleton, ten miles away or from Cork city which is around 22 miles or a 30 minute drive.

VERDICT: Attractive house with great gardens close to Cloyne’s many amenities and the coast isn’t too far a drive away either