Trading Up: Ovens, Cork €530,000

It’s a perfect trading-up home, say the selling agents of 35 The Meadows, in Classes Lake, west of Ballincollig at Ovens in Cork.

Demand all around Ballincollig is strong right now as employment continues to grow, and the asking price here of No 35, at €530,000 for a 2,500 sq ft four-bed home, should make it very accessible (the same agents have a lofty, six-bed, 2,800 sq ft Limeworth home also new this week in Ballincollig, at €720,000.)

Block-built, and two-storey, No 35 has been the home of a family since day one, and they are now trading down and moving on, says Sherry FitzGerald’s Norma Healy.

Oak floors feature in the hall, in the lounge with a gas insert fire, in the dining room too, and this room also has a fireplace, as does a family room, with Art Deco tiles in a cast iron surround. The kitchen has a tiled floor and recently was refitted, with high gloss units and island:it brings a modern swish to the place, with a steam oven as an extra.

As a back-up, there’s a utility, plus a guest WC, and upstairs one of the four bedrooms is en suite, plus there’s access to part-floored attic via a pull-down stairs.

Outside the gardens are quite generous, with a wide flagged terrace edged with planting and a garden shed made comfy with carpet flooring, work benches and a power supply.

VERDICT: Accessible price for a home of this size