Quality all round in this East Cork, A3-rated home

Subtle exterior touches outside this modern build in Ballincurrig, East Cork, indicate an attention to detail: and, they don’t mislead, there’s a lot going on inside also.

Ballincurrig, Midleton, Co Cork €445,000

Size: 224 sq m (2,400 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 4

BER: A3

On the exterior, a front facade with stone, cedar-clad dormer windows upstairs and cream sash frames elsewhere below show someone going the extra distance in terms of quality and finish at this 2015-build, on a 0.3 acre site ten minutes north west of Midleton.

Inside, more surprises crop up beyond the porch and double walnut doors, when you realise virtually the entire ground floor is open plan, with glossy kitchen/living and dining all combined, across 46’ by 23’, or more than 1,050 sq ft in the one room.

The only other ground floor rooms are a utility, and guest WC/shower-room.

Overhead, two of the four bedrooms are en suite, plus there’s a family bathroom.

But, a match for the space (2,400 sq ft in all) and openness and brightness is the build quality and extra touches, with Ducon slab floors, porcelain tiling, solar panels plus air to water heating, wood-burning stove and an A3 energy rating.

As a result, energy bills, spanning heating and lighting and more, average €20 a week or just €1,000 a year; there’s LED lighting, including security lighting, alarm, wi-fi points in all rooms and 4G broadband, and even the 300 sq ft detached garage has been built to domestic standards, with Cat 5 wiring and is plumbed for a WC.

Selling agent for this showhome-standard purchase is Adrianna Hegarty of Hegarty Properties in Midleton, who guides at €445,000.

It’s set within a walk of the village amenities and national school, on gardens and grounds of about a third of an acre, plus there’s a south facing patio and BBQ area.

VERDICT: Savour the space.