Trading up: Well Road, Cork €430,000

It’s a bit dated inside (not too many homes are being decorated these days with beautyboard) but even that’s to the advantage of any new occupants of Oaklands, aka 21 Douglas Hall Lawn.

It means when they do the necessary upgrades and refinishing, it will look just the way they’ll want it – and, on just about every other front, this is a real box-ticker.

Physically, it’s not a bad house at all, a four-bed on a large corner site - the largest in the estate, probably - with 1,435 sq ft inside, with its two ground level reception rooms across the front already connected. But, it’s where that site is that will be the deal maker.

Douglas Hall Lawn is just off the pivot-point roundabout on the Well Road and Go-Gos cafe/deli, within a short walk of Douglas village, and it’s also the entry point to the local Douglas Tennis Club.

But, look east from this estate’s entry point and you see the absolute clincher, Douglas estuary, with a wildfowl reserve in front of this corner-set home beyond a skirting green.

And, speaking of wildlife, the green’s also a busy spot at time for bunny rabbits – it’s an unusual mix for such a handy suburban setting.

Oaklands went to market with a busy open viewings last weekend with Sherry FitzGerald, and agents Paul O’Shea and Ann O’Mahony guide at €430,000, confident of hitting or passing that mark having sold a three-bed semi for €455k in an nearby estate, without the views and aspect.

VERDICT: A good house, in a great setting.