Trading up: Wallaces Avenue, Cork €285,000

There’s a few unexpected features to the fore (but out of sight) at the mid-terraced three-storey house at 9 Wallaces Avenue, a shoe-in of a walk to Cork city centre, and now for sale, with a €285,000 asking price via Timothy Sullivan Associates.

Size: 125 sq m (1,345sq ft) 

Bathrooms: 1 

Bedrooms: 4 

BER: B2

Dating to the early 1900s, the red-brick faced home, at the city end of the Ballinlough and Boreenmanna roads, has had a full internal makeover, and even has triple glazing: that, plus a wood-burning stove in its front room and other energy-savvy savers helps it hit an unexpected B2 rating.

That’s the first surprise; another is the size, as it has just over 1,340 sq ft and four bedrooms, thanks to its three levels, and the other bonus for easy day to day living is rear access and parking, via the cul-de-sac park behind called Beechwood, accessed off the Boreenmanna Road.

That rear car access and secure parking is handy to be sure, as the two-way traffic hill that is Wallaces Avenue can be busy around peak school times.

No 9 has several schools almost on its doorstep, there’s a local shop with ethnic/spice food range three doors away, plus a cafe, a pub, plus nearby public parks.

Inside No 9 is fully updated, has a front room with stove, rear dining/lounge, small kitchen, bathroom on the return, and graveled gardens front and back

VERDICT: Convenience on several fronts