Sleaveen East, Macroom, €225,000

Unlived in for a while and needing TLC and a top-up for comfort and style, this Macroom home is still well worth a view — and a view from.

Set high above Macroom at Sleaveen East, it’s still only 600 metres from town (the Sleaveen Road is a straight run down to the Square) and its main schools, and the area’s one of Macroom’s most sought-after: but, homes up on high here only rarely come up for sale.

They’re family buys for life, says estate agent Tom Heffernan, who adds this split-level four-bed needs quite the full refurb but “can truly become one of the most coveted properties in the area.”

It’s private, on an enclosed site but only a five-minute walk to schools.

Its elevation and sloping site gives it great views looking north to the town and also back west to the various Kerry mountain ranges.

Inside, its main rooms are large and airy.

It’s likely to date to the 1970s with assymmetric pitched roofs, and has some distinctive internal layout touches and steps due to the split levels.

The kitchen has a feature red-brick wall, old cream Aga and black granite worktops.

VERDICT: Almost out on it own, while the proximity to the town’s a real bonus.

Size: 150sq m (1,615sq ft)

Bathrooms: 3

Bedrooms: 4

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