Trading up: Ovens, Cork €465,000

“If I had a dozen of them, they’d all sell, there’s huge demand for houses like this around Ovens - and no supply,” says Norma Healy of Sherry FitzGerald.

Selling this Knockburden, Ovens home will be no burden at all for its estate agent Norma Healy of Sherry FitzGerald: “if I had a dozen of them, they’d all sell, there’s huge demand for houses like this around Ovens - and no supply,” she notes.

Less than 10 years old, this 2,500 sq ft four-bed home has a good quality interior and spec, and is on an acre, with a detached garage.

It’s a perfect buy for families looking to trade up, notes Ms Healy, guiding the L-shaped dormer at €465,000: she is doing open viewings lunchtime today, having had 14 callers at a viewing session Sunday last at a different Waterfall home with stables, land - and which had a €530k price tag.

Built in 2007, this Ovens area family home has three of its four bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, and two have dressing rooms.

There’s a bright kitchen/dining room with garden access, linking to a family room with white marble fireplace, and there’s a separate lounge with high, vaulted ceiling with inset Velux, and recessed spotlighting.

Location-wise, it’s a few miles west of Ballincollig and its huge shopping mix, near major employers like EMC and VMWare, and the Ballincollig bypass gives quick access back to Cork city, other suburbs, hospitals and to third-level colleges.

VERDICT: Good size, and a sure-fire seller.