Property Focus: Demand for coastal homes sees Cobh prices surge

Profile of the harbour town's current market and four homes currently for sale 

Cobh town centre with the statue of Sonia O’Sullvan. Picture Dan Linehan

Thanks to the surge in demand for coastal properties during the pandemic the town of Cobh has seen some of its highest priced sales of period houses in recent years.

The most expensive was Carrigrhu House — an 1880-built five-bed on 5.5 acres which Savills sold last month for €895,000. Next up was Belvelly House, a period property on 1.8 acres, listed with auctioneer Johanna Murphy, which made €795,000 in May. In September the sale also closed on Carrigmore House, a 120-year-old six-bed property which went for €761,000, considerably above the €575,000 guide set by Savills at the start of the year.