Five-bed on third-of-an-acre outside Cork

An Cearta is set by the Lee Valley, near Inniscarra, seven miles from the city fringes, says Tommy Barker.

Inniscarra, Cork €475,000

Sq m 226 (2,420 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 5

Bathrooms: 4

BER: C3

THERE are sports facilities and amenities dotted around this large family home, which is for sale in Cork’s Bridgetown, near Inniscarra, and near the many glories of the Lee Valley.

The modern, five-bed home is on a site of a third of an acre, along the Cork-Donoughmore Road, close to Tower, Blarney, Cloghroe and more, as well as to the Lee reservoir, for boating activity at the watersports centre.

And, it’s just seven miles from Cork City’s fringes, and an equally short commute to Ballincollig.

An Cearta is listed with joint selling agents, John Downing, of Downing Commercial, and Malcolm Tyrrell, of Cohalan Downing, and they price it at €475,000 for the well-kept, two-storey detached property, which has a wide catchment appeal.

The agents describe it as an architect-designed family residence, with part-brick and render facade, and it’s spacious, with well-proportioned rooms: even the hall is large, at 19’ by 13’.

Its two reception rooms are good-sized, averaging 250 sq ft each, with polished wood floors and fireplaces, and the kitchen units and island are in cherry timber, granite tops and Neff appliances.

An arch from the terracotta-tiled floor leads to a dining room, with patio/garden access via sliding doors.

Overhead, two of the five bedrooms are en suite, there’s a main family bathroom, and access to an attic that has 650 sq ft of storage.

For those who need more storage, or more accommodation, there’s a double garage by a brick-paved drive, close to the house.

VERDICT: Good-to-go, close to Muskerry golf course, and a community centre of 45 acres of amenity and sport facilities, An Cearta is a box-ticker for families that want an out-of-town home base