Trading up: Waterfall, Cork €525,000

While the market awaits the imminent relaunch of a handful of high-end homes at the Earls Well, Waterfall development, a former showhouse in the developers’ Fleming Construction’s original and adjacent Heatherfield scheme is on offer.

Agent Michael O’Donovan of Savills seeks offers around €525,000 for No 1 Heatherfield, on a corner site in the development 10 mins drive west of Cork city’s western suburbs.

The last two previous recorded sales here were No 12 in 2014, for €500,000, and in 2013 No 36 made €530,000, according to the price register.

No 1’s got 2,200 sq ft and is in good overall condition, but new owners might update the decor and inject new personality and energy. It comes with a good B3 BER, as these were designed day one a decade or so ago to be highly insulated, and it faces a green.

Layout is quite typical of the type here, with large hall, big lounge, kitchen/dining room with garden access plus stepped down family area, with gas stove, making for a back room 36’ wide, and 15’ deep at max.

There’s also a playroom and guest WC, and a chalet/shed in the garden.

Overhead are five bedrooms, two with en suite bathrooms and the main family bathroom has a Jacuzzi bath.

VERDICT: Needs a bit of sprucing up now.