Trading up: Ballinhassig, Cork €349,000

Long views down over a valley just west of Cork City, overlooking the N71 Cork- Bandon Road by the city’s old ‘liberties’, come with this four-bed bungalow at Tulligmore, Ballinhassig.

Size: 140 sq m (1,500sq ft) 

Bathrooms: 2 

Bedrooms: 4 

BER: D1

But, there’s also more than first meets the eye: there’s the 1.1 acre site on which it stands, as well as a derelict cottage, which has renovation potential.

Location is elevated, above Ballinhassig, less than a 10 minute spin to Bishopstown, or the city via Spur Hill, or via Five Mile Bridge to the Airport/Kinsale Road; so while it’s rural, it rural-lite, and accessible.

It’s all for sale with a €349,000 asking price via agent Jeremy Murphy, who describes it as an ideal trading-up family home.

It’s got 1,500 sq ft in all within, one of the four beds is en suite, condition is excellent and there’s a floored attic for storage, or future extension.

The bungalow was built 20 years ago, has a D1 BER, and oil central heating, while accommodation includes living room, kitchen/dining room with wood-burning stove, main bathroom, and four bedrooms.

VERDICT: The price tag of €349k might buy you a three-bed semi d in the suburbs. Here, you get over an acre, a 1,500 sq ft detached family home, and a cottage rebuild project all in one.