No 1 par for this suburban property near Douglas, Cork
A family home in a sought-after Cork suburb that’s moved with the times has something for everyone, writes
There's just about every category of early viewing interest at 1 Frankfield Estate — and quick offers in too, now at the €375,000 asking price.
It’s being looked at by the better-off first-time buyers, by families looking to trade up out of three-bed semis, and also, curiously, by traders down — it spans the gamut,
Having been tackled twice already by its departing trading down owners who reared a family here in this bungalow, and who grew with it, No 1 is a home with several surprises within, and above.
South facing, at the start of a cul de sac section on the Frankfield hillside, at the ‘back’ of Douglas and near the Kinsale Road Roundabout near the now-closed Frankfield Golf Club, it was built originally in the 1980s as a single storey home.
The current owners have been it occupation for quite sometimes, says its selling agent Mark Rose of Rose Property Services. Back in 2002, they extended to the side, and then, in 2006, they went up in the world.
They got planning to raise the roof of the brick-faced bungalow by about a metre, which allowed them to get two bedrooms upstairs as well as downstairs where they then reconfigured, and it brought the overall floor are up to a very respectable 2,200 sq ft.
Two of those four bedrooms (one up, one down) have en-suite bathrooms which are well finished and extensively tiled, and the main family bathroom has a large, jetted bath.
Overall condition is tip-top, modern and up to date decor wise; pretty much everything has been done is and fresh to the eye, says Mark Rose, who singles out the master en-suite bedroom and the extra-sized utility room/office as worthy of special mention.
Notable, too, is the B3 BER it hits, which is good going for a’80s home refurbed, and distinctive is the way the fully walled-in rear garden has been updated, to include a big, stone-topped terrace/patio, raised seating areas (to get the last of the evening sun,) low walls for shrubs, steps and a stainless steel handrail.
There’s no lawn, though for younger families who might want a bit of green to kick a ball around on, but the upside is it’s all pretty low maintenance.
The boundary walls are painted an assertive purple or mauve shade for visual oomph, while in front the full width of the front garden has been paved with brick for parking for three cars, while a porch with double doors has been added to the front facade.
The off-centre hall has double internal doors at either end, plus now there’s a carpeted staircase to the upper floor’s bedrooms.
Other accommodation includes a living room with dual aspect and creme marble fireplace, a long kitchen/dining room with tiled floor, next to a second double aspect reception/TV room (via sliding doors) with large TV cabinet and a high upside window, and most of the ground floor rooms have coved ceilings.
One of the earlier development in Cork’s Frankfield, the Frankfield Estate is a mix of several dozen bungalow and two-storey houses, in short runs along the side of the hill leading up to the former family-run Frankfield Golf Club, driving range and golf academy.
The nine-hole, sloping parkland-style Frankfield course overlooks at the city, the Kinsale Road and the new public/municipal amenity park which is yet to formally open park.
The Frankfield Golf Course closed at the end of 2014, with the course now effectively currently growing grass.VERDICT: No 1 has moved with the times
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