Trading up: Riverstick, Co Cork €385,000

Within a week of going on the market, No 19 Brookdale in Riverstick got an offer in excess of the asking price of €385,000

Selling agents Casey & Kingston are keeping it on the market saying the interest level in the 2,600 sq ft detached house has been high. “We are getting viewings from buyers with children looking for a trade-up property,’’ says auctioneer Conor Smith.

The five-bed house on a quarter of an acre site has all the space a growing family could want. “It was built in 2003 and is tastefully decorated and in superb condition,’’ says Mr Smith adding that it’s individually built in a cul de sac with around 18 other properties.

Spacious accommodation includes an oak floored sitting room with a marble fireplace, as well as a family room and a tiled dining room. There’s a 21’ modern kitchen with cream units, granite work tops and fitted appliances. The property has an en suite ground floor bedroom, a utility room, and a tiled conservatory at the rear with a stove.

On the upper level there’s a bathroom and four more bedrooms including one en suite. Fitted with oil heating (underfloor at ground level), the house has extra insulation and a C1 BER rating.

Brookdale is within a few minutes walk from Riverstick which has a pub and shops and is around ten miles from Cork city.

VERDICT: a tasteful trade up