Trading up: Bawnard, Midleton €455,000

Described as an attractive and bright detached family home by Adrianna Hegarty of Hegarty Properties, this country house at Bawnard doesn’t disappoint and has huge amounts of space to offer a growing family. 

Size: 255sq m (2,750sq ft) 

Bathrooms: 3 

Bedrooms: 4 (but up to 6) 

BER: B3

Plus, it also comes with a detached block built garage in a tucked-away location close to Midleton town.

On a site of just under three quarters of an acre, which ensures good privacy and plenty of future-proofing, this four bed is tucked away on well-landscaped gardens, in a quiet countryside setting.

With lots of good schools nearby, the house is within an easy commute of Cork city and elsewhere and should meet most of the check-list demands of families trading up.

In the present market, it’s cheaper to buy a perfectly finished house such as this, than to build from scratch.

Accommodation includes an interconnecting living room and kitchen/dining room, a decent utility, guest bathroom, four bedrooms, of which two are en suite and a family bathroom.

There’s also the option of a fifth bedroom, presently used as an office, as well as a large den/playroom or gym zone.

Quite good accommodation on offer at the guide price and the location means it’s a handy half mile to Saleen village for a quick shop.

VERDICT: Great buy for a growing brood.