Trading up: Passage West, Cork €295,000

ALL the basics are present and correct at the detached dormer bungalow home 4 Avondale. Now, though, a decor update would lift it all to a fresher, more modern feel.

Set up off the old Church Road in Cork harbour’s Passage West, the 2,100 sq ft four-bed with a sun room is on a site of a quarter of an acre, with a separate detached garage. Estate agent Timothy Sullivan guides No 4 at €295,000, and says it’s in very good overall condition.

It’s clearly spacious, and the main living area off the hall (with part-glazed wall panel, and glass door) is split level and 27’ by 12’ in all, with an arch divide, carpeted on both levels with an older-style pattern.