Trading Up: Enniskeane, West Cork €349,000

SET out along the road from West Cork’s inland twin towns of Enniskeane/Ballineen, on the route to coastal Clonakilty, is this 15-year-old detached build, on a level 1.5 acres plot: large enough for a pony, foal or donkey, say its selling agents.

The townland is Derrymeeleen, about a mile or more from Enniskeane, and auctioneer David Busteed of Sherry FitzGerald Brennan Busteed seeks offers just under €350,000 for this 2,300 sq ft buy.

It’s quite substantial, with part stone-front facade between symmetrical side bay windows, and has fireplaces in its two main reception rooms, one with a stove fitted.

Separately, there’s a tiled hall and a tiled dining room off the kitchen, with a good aspect to the side for a sun room add-on.

Overhead, are up to five bedrooms, one of which is en suite and has a dressing room, so it’s already ticking lots of accommodation boxes for families looking for a roomy trade-up.

Condition is good, and it’s primed for a new owner’s personality and decorative updates, while the site’s a very good size, with stone wall boundary to the road and all able to take extra landscaping, patios, sun room, a garage, stables, poly-tunnel, and more.

VERDICT: Handy location between Enniskeane and Clonakilty, and all the essentials are in place.