Harmony Cottage is perfectly in tune with its surroundings

Trish Dromey takes a look around a property with surprisingly spacious accommodation as well as enviable harbour views

Price: €240,000
Size: 150sq m (1,620sq ft)
Bedrooms: 3/4
Bathrooms: 2
BER: B3

THERE’S more to Harmony Cottage in Lower Aghada than its pretty name and appearance — it also has surprisingly spacious living accommodation as well as scenic harbour views.

Part of a terrace dating from the start of the last century, it was bought in 2006 by a couple who kept the original façade and front porch while modernising and significantly enlarging the interior, bringing it up to 1,620sq ft.

Situated in an elevated position around 100 metres from the waterfront, as the crow flies, the cottage has views from its front dormer windows of Aghada pier, of the boats in the harbour below and across to East Ferry.

In order to get as much enjoyment as possible from these views the owners opted to reverse the layout and put the bedrooms at ground level and their main living areas upstairs. “This is a charming and spacious cottage with beautiful views, a high B3 energy rating,’’ says Adrianna Hegarty of Hegarty Properties quoting a guide of €240,000.

One of the dormer windows upstairs belongs to a sitting room with a stove, the other to a kitchen diner which stretches from front to rear and has pine fitted units.

The first floor also has a guest WC and a bedroom/study while downstairs there is a bathroom, a utility area and three bedrooms.

Located 10 kilometres from Midleton, Harmony Cottage has a tiered garden with decking at the rear.

VERDICT: A spacious cottage with sea views and a high energy rating — it ticks a lot of boxes.