Trading up: Lehenaghmore, Cork, €370,000

It’s all twinkling lights in full nighttime view from Cork’s Mont Royal — and that’s not just due to Christmas lighting extravaganzas.

Set up by Farmers Cross, Lehenaghmore, and thus between Cork City and the airport, Mont Royal’s elevated setting on Airport Hill gives a regal, wide sweep of views of Cork.

A three-bedroomed bungalow on a site on 0.2 of an acre, Mont Royal is now for sale with estate agent Timothy Sullivan, who guides at €370,000. He stresses that this is a deceptive property, far bigger than it looks from fleeting, drive-by glances from the road.

It has been extended to the back, and the house is now, as a result, a decent 1,650 sq ft or so, with the main living room a good 19’ by 13’, and with an even larger L-shaped kitchen/breakfast room, about 24’ by 20’ all in.

Then, there’s a utility and sun room, a main bathroom plus separate WC, and three bedrooms, In addition, there’s a detached converted garage, plumbed, and useful as a play room, a home office, or storage. The house has a combi boiler for central heating, with an open fireplace in the sitting room. The gardens are lawned and sloping.

VERDICT: All set for a take-off, between city and airport

Lehenaghmore, Cork 

€370,000

Size: 154 sq m (1,658 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 1

BER: E1