Starter home: Blackrock, Cork €225,000
Such is the demand for affordable properties in the Blackrock area that a queue formed at the first open viewing of 4 Church Avenue.
“At least 30 people turned up for the viewing — most were first-time buyers but there were also a few looking to downsize,’’ says auctioneer Michael McKenna who is guiding this three-bed end of terrace property at €225,000.
One of a terrace of four Victorian houses, it’s in a narrow roadway between the Blackrock Road and the Marina.
Although in need of upgrading and modernisation, the property has some nice original features including a marble fireplace.
Offering 930 sq ft of living space, it has been extended by the owners who added a dining room at the rear.
Accommodation includes a front sitting room with timber flooring, an attractive original Victorian fireplace and a bay window.
Beyond this is a second sitting room with original tiled flooring which has kept an external window on the wall between it and the room behind it in the extension.
To the rear there’s a small kitchenette and a dining room with a timber-paneled ceiling.
A staircase leads up to a half landing with a bathroom and three bedrooms on the first floor.
Fitted with gas heating and a mix of PVC and aluminium windows, the property has an E2 energy rating. A door from the dining room opens out into a small garden at the rear.
“The location is fantastic — it’s less than a one minute walk to the Marina and is close to all amenities in Blackrock and just four kilometres from the city centre,’ says Mr McKenna.
With this level of interest it may well exceed its asking price.
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