Convenience will be key factor in sale of €565k Ardmahon family home

An extended kitchen, an attic conversion and a decent rear garden all make No 76 Ardmahon Estate a family-friendly home

Sun, 23 Feb, 2025 - 21:33

Catherine Shanahan

Well Road, Cork
€565,000
Size	124 sq m (1336 sq ft)
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	2
BER	E1

BUYERS at different stages of the life cycle will zero in on No 76 Ardmahon Estate for the same reason: it’s a genuinely great location.

For families with kids, it’s handy to schools, to retail in Douglas village, to sporting facilities. It’s also an area liberally littered with outdoor green areas. A multitude of sports are catered for: swimming (Gus Healy pool), rugby (Cork Constitution on nearby Temple Hill), tennis (clubs in Ballinlough and Douglas), GAA (take your pick), golf, pitch and putt.

Convenience is writ large in this neighbourhood, which is why downsizers like it too.

The home featured here has housed a family of seven (five kids) so convenience was key. It also has what every kid-friendly household needs: a generous rear garden.

It could be even bigger if a large detached garden was demolished or reduced in size to a garden shed. It’s not needed for parking as there’s a cobble lock drive out front.

The large family that lived at No 76 did extend their home. In the last decade or so, the house was pushed out to the rear to create a bright and airy sunroom with vaulted roof and plenty of windows, including large skylights.

French doors open into the rear garden. They extended upstairs too by converting the attic. Additional work included underpining the 124 sq m house.

Kevin Barry of Barry Auctioneers is selling the three-bedroom semi and he highlights its “sought-after location”, just off the Well Road, close to Douglas village.