Trading Up: Castlejane Glanmire, €320,000

There’s an unusual balance to the 1,600 sq ft home at Castlejane, in Cork’s Glanmire - despite the relative size, it has just two bedrooms, both of which are en suite, so it has more bathrooms (3) than bedrooms.

And, its site is extra large, sitting at over 0.75 of an acre, fringed by mature trees, that have been recently attended to.

Dunhaven is on the market with Gillian McDonnell of Sherry FitzGerald, who guides at €320,000 and she says it’s attractive, and immaculate, within Castlejane which is home to a number of one-off houses, many on good-sized tended sites.

A bungalow, it’s got a partly adapted attic, floored, with stairs access from a tiled central hall, and the attic is also serviced with a power supply.

Its best bedroom at ground floor level has both an en suite and a dressing room.

Elsewhere in the house, living space takes in a front sitting room with fireplace, while a long, shallow kitchen behind (c 25’ by 10’) also has a large fireplace sharing the same central chimney breast.

A gable end family home has the same sort of proportions as the kitchen/diner, and this opens to a gable end sun room overlooking the very generous grounds.

VERDICT: Could suit an active couple into gardens, but many buyers at this price range might expect more bedrooms, so it may be a case of putting some cash into the attic.