VIDEO: House of the week: College Road, Cork

FROM the exterior, there’s barely a hint of the quality to be found within the three-storey home at 3 Sunview Terrace — it’s one to view if you want lots of well-finished city home for your euros.

Set near UCC, this early 1900s mid-terrace home has been the private home of an architect and his young family for 10 years or so, and during that period of ownership, got upgraded inside and outside, from top to bottom, on all three levels; it got a cedar-clad box dormer up top creating bright and spacious bedrooms at attic level, and its materials and finishes are well above the usual spec.

Now, having bought a larger trade-up house, the owners have put their fully-reworked 1,400 sq ft home on the market, and it’s priced at €285,000 by estate agent Brian Olden of Cohalan Downing, who reckons there’s great value to be had for its interior quality, its attractive gardens, and location within a short walk of the city centre, with off-street parking.