Space to soak it all up in Maryville

Maryville feels modern and sweet— and has room to extend, writes Tommy Barker.

Carrs Hill, Cork

€545,000

Size: 117 sq m (1,264 sq.ft)

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 3

BER: C2

On an acre within a run of Douglas village, across the road from the fairways of Douglas Golf Course and right next door to Douglas Pitch and Putt Club, Maryville, a bungalow home, should tick lots of boxes for familes looking for room to roam, in a strong, edge-of-suburbs location.

So says estate agent Ann O’Mahony of Sherry FitzGerald, as she launches the lifestyle option to the autumn open market, guiding at €545,00 for a three-bed, 1,264 sq ft upgraded home with huge further potential.

The acre of grounds, with extensive outdoor areas for entertaining and bounded at its southern end by a stream, has been in the same family’s hands for about 15 years, and they’ve upgraded interally. The kitchen has been updated with granite tops, there’s a contemporary tiled bathroom, one of the three bedrooms is en suite, and the main living area has a raised, inset, wood-burning stove and French door access to a south-facing patio.

They had plans to physically extend further a good number of years back, but reckoned their family was heading to the stage when they didn’t need all of that space, so they let the plans lapse. Now, any new owners can opt to extend if and as they wish, in almost any direction, says Ms O’Mahony, adding that there’s also immediate possibilities in the adjacent double garage, which can be used as a game room, gym, home office, studio etc, subject to planning.

Rooms are all on the one level, with two reception rooms (living room, plus family room off the hall), and a large, well-kitted-out kitchen/dining room with terrace access and feature half-door. Windows are hardwood double glazing, internal doors are upgraded to oak, and the overall feel is fresh and modern.

Location is very good, just past Carrs Hill/Carrigaline Road entrance into Maryborough Woods. Right now, it’s almost country living, yet a short walk to Douglas, says the selling agent, while further development can be expected further out the road where a sizeable landback is for sale for Dublin-based and publicly listed Cairn Homes, which acquired it as part of a portfolio sale.

Standalone Maryville, on its private grounds, has a sunny garden terrace running the full width of the back of the house, and further down the sloping grounds has two paved and landscaped seating areas, with power supply and lighting.

VERDICT: Rare to have an acre within a trot of Douglas.