Trading Up: Summercove, Kinsale, €295,000

You get a slice of Craig House, dating back to Georgian times, at Kinsale harbour’s Summercove: for €295,000 you can buy the lower tier of this terraced home, in very smart interior order, via agents Engel & Volkers, in a sought-after setting.

• Size: 72sq m (750sq ft)
• Bedrooms: 2
• Bathrooms: 2
• BER: F

Billing it as a neat ‘lock and go’ sort of bolt-hole property, auctioneer Ron Kruger of E&V notes it c 750 sq ft right now, with two bedrooms and two bathrooms, while there’s also full planning for a further c 120 sq ft to be added on at the back.

Craig House is right in the heart of Summercove, near the Bullman bar and the pier with a cobbled front yard, and has own-door access, and a private rear patio and garden, on two levels, attractively landscaped and sheltered for eat-out dining.

There’s also a brick-paved garden section with BBQ space, and secondary access via a secure gate.

Internally, it has a hall, study, galley kitchen with black granite tops on modern units, and main living/dining area with sloping ceilings, high decorative standard and patio access, with gas-fuelled stove.

One of its two bedrooms is en suite, and there’s a separate bathroom also, and each have showers.

The apartment has electric storage heating, and a higher comfort factor than its F BER might indicate.

Verdict

Hot to trot