Starter home: Ballincollig, Cork €260,000
It’s a contender for ‘King of the Castle,’ at 25 An Caislean: estate agent Jarlath Boyd says this very smartly finished three-bed semi-d is “a little gem, one of the best around.”
No 25 is in a popular, accessible, early 2000s development just west of Ballincollig town centre, near the White Horse bar and an old castle ruin, and is within easy reach too of the bypass road, as well as all points west, out towards Ovens.
A very well-kept three-bed, owner-occupied semi-d, it is guided at €260,000 by the agent with Timothy Sullivan & Co, and he says extra bonus points come from a south-facing back garden, and a setting by a green area, near the entrance to An Caislean.
Recent recorded sales at An Caislean have, according to the Price Register, climbed from €175,000 to as much as €225,000 over the past year, and so there’s clear evidence now in the planned sale of No 25 just how strongly prices have bounced back in Ballincollig, in particular thanks to its very strong and growing employment base, as well as across Cork’s wider suburbs.
Mr Boyd says No 25 “will make a perfect home, especially for first-time buyers”. It has an above-standard decor, with walnut floor in the front 14’ by 11’ sitting room, which also has a black tiled fireplace hearth in a white surround.
The hall, plus 17’ by 11’ kitchen and dining area all have the same large floor tiles and there’s a sliding patio door to decked seating outside the dining end, with lawned garden beyond.
There’s side access to the back and the agent says the garden is a real sun trap thanks to a favourable aspect.
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