Terrace hits the heights
The last time a house in the terrace called Knocklaun, up above St Luke’s Cross in Cork city, came up for sale, it sold in jig-time.
Back in a much uncertain property market, No 5 Knocklaun arrived for sale in May 2013, and turned up on the Price Register by September 2013, at €285,000, just €10k short of its then asking price of €295k.
That was for a pristinely restored four-bed, owner-occupied and a true labour of love, done and dusted with vigour, spit and polish.
Now, No 2 Knocklaun in the same Edwardian terrace has come up for sale, and this is guided at €320,000 by agents Ann O’Mahony and Gillian McDonnell of Sherry FitzGerald, who have open viewings there at noon today.
No 2’s of a similar type, but needs some finishing off to make it all seem as comfortable and characterful as No 5 was, and it has a more compartmentalised, yet adaptable, ground floor layout, possibly slightly larger than No 5’s.
Fortunately it has kept most original features, such as hall floor tiles, sanded floor floors, fireplaces, restored sash windows and the like, as well as high ceilings with some ornate plasterwork.
Like the rest of the row, there’s pedestrian access only to the terrace, up a short run of stone steps above the Ballyhooley Road, and there’s a second pedestrian access to the rear from the attractive Crescent, just above the bottom of Gardiner’s Hill. It’s a 10-15 minute walk to the city centre.
The house’s aspect is south-west, and the upper levels have great views back towards the city and St Luke’s Cross, 100 yards away, where there’s a good range of shops, bars and services.
Once you make it to the front door of No 2 (and there’s a nice bit of front garden up the path) there are two separate reception rooms, one front with a bay window, and one behind, plus there’s a kitchen now in an annex, and next to it is the original kitchen space, now a play room, with WC behind.
Above are has two bedrooms and there’s a bathroom and separate WC on the first floor return.
Go up another flight of stairs, and there are two more bedrooms, dormer style, under a sloping roof. There’s a small yard behind, and a steeply climbing back garden up towards the Crescent.
High up above the city, these are lovely, manageable period houses.
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