Trading up: Union Hall, West Cork €550,000

Architect designed at Union Hall on the Wild Atlantic Way, this four bed detached residence is attracting the attention of UK buyers.

Sq m: 204 (2,200 sq ft)

Bathrooms: 3

Bedrooms: 4

BER: B3

“Sea views are a big factor for the UK buyers who have been relocating to West Cork since the value of sterling went up.

"This house has superb views of Blind Harbour and the Atlantic and is being looked at by buyers from the UK, Dublin and Cork’’ says auctioneer Pat Maguire quoting a guide of €550,000.

Built as a family home for the current owners 12 years ago, it has 2,200 sq ft of living space, a 500 sq ft workshop/studio and an acre of gardens near watersports-friendly Reen pier. Fitted with geothermal heating it has a B3 BER.

Ground floor accommodation includes a sitting room with a stove and a bay window with harbour views.

There’s a large kitchen with pine units and integrated appliances as well as a sun room, a guest WC and a ground floor en suite bedroom. Upstairs there’ s a bathroom and three other bedrooms.

A detached stone clad building houses a 300 sq ft studio with built in office furniture and a large workshop. The gardens have fruit trees, a vegetable plot as well as lawns and rockeries.

VERDICT: Spacious, scenic and energy efficient