Trading up: Rochestown, Cork €379,000

Four bedrooms, a large garden and a good location off the Rochestown Road, will be sufficient to ensure that 17 Abbotswood Avenue on Monastery Road gets good viewings.

Size: 121sq m (1304 sq ft) 

Bathrooms: 4 

Bedrooms: 4 

BER Rating: C2

The garden of the 2000s-built semi is said to be larger than those of many of its neighbours and has space at the side, which perspective buyers could use to build on additional accommodation, or a garage.

Seeking offers of €379,000, Barry Smith of James G Coughlan auctioneers says this is an owner occupied home with 1,304 sq ft of living space which has been looked after very well.

At the front it has a timber floored living room with a slate fireplace and a bay window and to the rear, a 21ft long kitchen dining room with painted units, a Belfast sink, a centre island and integrated appliances.

There’s also a utility room and a guest WC.

The first floor has a master bedroom at the front with timber floors, a bay window and an en suite.

It also has a bathroom and three more bedrooms — one small one used as a study as well as two with painted timber floorboards.

Situated in a cul de sac, it has a large back garden with lawns, a patio, mature birch trees and plenty of space for playing.

Verdict: Well-cared-for family home with a large garden