Trading up: Youghal, Co Cork €460,000

Seafront properties built by the Victorians along the Front Strand have for a great many years been among the best places to live or stay in Youghal.

New to market in this location is Bayview House, a semi-detached Victorian charmer with bay windows, period features and sea view which has much to offer a family looking for something well located and spacious

Built in 1866, it has 3,500 sq ft spread over three floors and also has a two-bed 800 sq ft guest cottage at the rear.

Selling agents Sherry FitzGerald Hennessy say the property which operated as a guesthouse, has been lovingly maintained but may need some upgrading.

“It has huge character and original features which include a stained glass door, ceiling coving and cast iron fireplaces,” Says auctioneer Fiona Hennessy

Out front is a bay windowed living room with sea views and next to it a dining room with a marble fireplace. To the back there’s a kitchen and a family room.

Upstairs there are five bedrooms with en suites put in by the current owners who also fitted double glazed PVC windows.

The basement has a workshop, a utility room, an art room and a laundry room. The property has a pretty front garden, a side entrance and a garage.

VERDICT: wonderful family space by the sea. Permanent holidays beckon?