Trading up: Togher, Cork €315,000

This three-bed bungalow by Cork’s Lough and a SuperValu takes up just one-twentieth of its site — so, there must be scope to do more with it?

Called Ennerdale, this is an 850sq ft older-style bungalow, toward the front of its site of over one third of an acre.

In fact, the site runs to 16,000 sq ft, mostly in lawn to the back, and on a cursory glance it seems like a near neighbour has already taken the chance to build a second dwelling to the back of another, similar home.

Ennerdale is new to market with John Barry of Frank V Murphy & Co Auctioneers, and he guides at €315,000.

As it needs modernising at least as it stands, that price reflects either the potential to build again on the site, or to extend, or just to enjoy such an unusually large suburban garden.

On the Pouladuff Road by Ardmanning, it’s near University College Cork, the Bons Secours Hospital, and the Lough, just down from Ryans’ SuperValu and “due to the site size, location and potential this property is an exciting prospect for all potential purchasers,” Mr Barry enthuses.

Right now, it’s single storey (there are two-storey semis on the other side) and could be extended upwards, while the detached garage would have to go to give way to the back for further development.

VERDICT: Lot of options by the Lough.