Lofty Glounthaune property ideal for first-time buyers or someone running a home business

Nos 1 & 2 Gort Fada hold residential and commercial possibilities

Glounthaune, Cork
Apartment: €250k Duplex: €300k
Size	80 sq m & 96 sq m
Bedrooms	2 & 3
Bathrooms	2 & 3
BER	B3 & B2

A GLOUNTHAUNE duplex could be just the ticket for a family looking to keep grandparents close by, or it could equally suit someone looking to run a business from home.

In fact the vendors were intending to run a physiotherapy clinic from the basement unit, until a job opportunity arose in Dublin. They had even gone so far as to get commercial planning and had bought some land to the rear to provide extra carparking.

It means a lot of the legwork is done for a new owner who may be looking for a similar set up to work from home. The duplex, two homes in one at Nos 1 & 2 Gort Fada, is available to buy as a single lot for €550,000, or separately as a three-bed, three bathroom, 96 sq m home for €300,000 or a two-bed, two bathroom, 80 sq m apartment for €250,000.

Nicely positioned at the entrance to Deady Gahan-designed Lane Homes’ Gort Fada development, just beyond the distinctive dormer homes of 18-house Johnstown Park, the view to the front is of the estuary, with the rail line to Cobh cutting through it.

 Whoever buys the three-bed “upstairs” home will have the view, and there’s a generous balcony with glass railing from which to enjoy it.

The downstairs two-bed has double doors from the main open-plan living area to a low-maintenance. walled-in, gravel outdoor space, with a small patio area.

Selling Nos 1 & 2 is John Hornibrook of James Colbert & Co and he predicts good interest as “Glounthaune is such a strong area when it comes to demand for homes”.

"It's a great spot," he says, pointing to the new cycleway/walkway into Glounthaune village that passes by the property (it will run from Dunkettle to Midleton when complete) and to to the railway line that also passes by, with a train station just down the road, providing onward commuter links to Cork City (less than 10 minutes) in one direction, or Cobh, in the opposite direction.

Ashley McCarthy and Frances McCarthy, Glounthaune at a family fun cycle from Dunkettle to the Glounthaune greenway to celebrate Cycle Week 2023. Picture: Darragh Kane

VERDICT: Ideal for a buyer who wants to run a business close to home or for an intergenerational family. Option to purchase separately may appeal to first time buyers.