Starter Home: Cottage in Passage West is well worth the effort

Tommy Barker on a house with harbour views and lots of potential.

You’ll need to roll up your sleeves and get renovating, or building, and garden clearing at this cul de sac-set cottage, off Dock Cottages and Bay View in Cork harbour’s Passage West.

Set off Church Hill, this cute-looking old world cottage with brick detail features around windows and door needs full renovation, says agent Malcolm Tyrrell of Cohalan Downing, who seeks offers of €100,000.

It has good ground behind, and a clear view to the front down over Passage West and the old docks site, which is itself up for sale for redevelopment/investment.

It’s set within a very short walk of the centre of Passage West, beneath the Highlands, and the site size will draw developer/builder interst as well as from intending owner occupiers - and romantics.

It’s about a century or so old, it comes with mains services (so, that’s a start) and if planning can be secured to go up a level, the views will get even better.

Right now, it has just over 710 sq ft of accommodation with three bedrooms.

VERDICT: Any chance of more than one dwelling on this half acre site?

Passage West, Cork

€100,000

Size: 66 sq m (710 sq ft)/half acre

Bedrooms: 3

Bathroom: 1

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