House of the Week: Church Road, Blackrock, Cork

The quality of the plantation shutters by the front windows are the first and only real hint of the level of spending and fine material gone into this three-bed quality semi-detached home, from the front door, right through to the back garden’s boundary wall.

Feeling brand new inside, thanks to a 2014 upgrade and rear extension, it’s a c 20-25 year old home, bought by its current occupants after a return from Australia in 2001 and a career in international travel and long times spent abroad.