Trading up: Carrigaline, Co Cork €465,000

Scenic views of the Owenabue River come as an added extra with this spacious five bed detached house at 16 the Estuary in Carrigaline. 

Size: 218sq m (2,350sq ft) 

Bathrooms: 5 

Bedrooms: 5 

BER Rating: C2

Located in a cul de sac in a development that’s very popular with trade-up buyers, the property is new to the market with Savills, who are guiding it at €465,000.

Selling agent Michael O’Donovan says it’s in excellent condition, has 2,350 sq ft of living space and a third of an acre of gardens and is attracting strong interest.

Accommodation at ground floor level includes three large rooms, a sitting room with a section of sunroom at the front, a family room and an extra spacious kitchen/ dining/ living room which runs from front to back.

Situated at the front looking out on to the gardens through a bay window, the kitchen has tiled flooring, fitted units and a door to the utility room.

The upper level has five bedrooms, four doubles and one single, all with en suites. The master bedroom at the front has a walk-in wardrobe and views over the estuary.

Located a mile from Carrigaline, the property has attractive mature gardens. There’s a tarmac driveway and parking at the front and a lawn at the rear

Verdict: The Property Price Register doesn’t show any sales in the Estuary since No 13 Sold for €405,000 in 2014 —so this house should be in demand.