Trading up: Ballintemple, Cork €385,000

About as lovely a city and suburban a terrace as you’ll find in Cork, Ardfoyle Place’s houses rarely come up for sale. And, now, the lovely end-of-terrace No 1 is fresh to market.

Sat, 14 May, 2016 - 01:00

Size: 116 sq m (1,240 q ft)

Bathrooms: 3

Bedrooms: 3

BER: D2

Guided at €385,000 is this well-kept Edwardian-era home in the very heart of Ballintemple village, closer to Blackrock village than to the city centre, directly across the road from the very popular ‘Longboats’, on a bus route and a short walk to a bank, shop and post office as well as to schools and sports amenities.

It’s a comfortable take on a period, early 20th century classic, with many original features, as well as having as a bonus a rear garden workspace, home office, or playroom, almost 30’ long and less than 9’ wide, sort of railway carriage shape and width if not length.

No 1 has about 1,300 sq ft, so is just a bit larger than your standard three-bed semi-d, and among its updates is the fact one of its first floor bedroom is now en suite.

At ground, it has a front reception room, with south-facing bay window and fireplace, and behind is a dining room with annexe, and a slightly wedge-shaped kitchen overlooking the back, walled-in garden and aluminium-clad workspace, plus there’s a breakfast area and side passage access from the kitchen to the back garden and attached garage, with off-street parking as another bonus.