West Cork coastal home with sea views in Baltimore hits market for €1.35m

Laguna in Baltimore offers nearly 3,000 sq ft of B2-rated living space with solar panels, sea views, and privacy

Laguna is high up above Baltimore with consequent views. Agent Maeve McCarthy seeks €1.35m for the high end 2,990 sq  ft home

Baltimore, West Cork
€1.35 million
Size	277 sq m (2,990 sq ft)
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	2
BER	B2

DESPITE a dip in viewings across many market sectors right now thanks to global uncertainties, employment worries, and a tightening economic situation, West Cork’s coastal market appears to be holding ground.

Many estate agents across the spectrum — rural and urban — admit that market activity has slowed over the summer months, for a variety of reasons; yet, prices are holding firm so far at strong levels given demand levels.

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Anything good, or even rare, in walk-in condition, and well-located is still moving at pace: a couple of very swift sales of very high end recent listings appears on the cards for places by the Cork coastline west of Kinsale, it’s rumoured.

Also reporting a quick pick up of interest is this €1.35m listing called Laguna at Cove Hill in chi-chi sailing village Baltimore (anointed with one of Ireland’s most rare two-star Michelin restaurants, Dede) is auctioneer Maeve McCarthy of Skib-based Charles P McCarthy, selling Laguna for Irish owners, and saying the interest so far is mostly Irish, primarily from Dublin.

Done Dede

There’s more than first meets the eye at Laguna, originally a 1970s build, later extended and upgraded to a good standard of finish and décor, on an elevated site of 0.7 of an acre with wide-ranging, panoramic views over Roaringwater Bay, islands such as Sherkin and Cape Clear, and out toward Mount Gabriel and Schull: Ms McCarthy bills the views as “commanding”.

Some setting

It’s at the end of a cul de sac above The Cove — where some of Baltimore’s strongest prices of late have been achieved for places near the water or on the water: The Cove has claimed three €1m+ scalps to date and one made €1.4m.

Coincidently, the property name Laguna already appears on the Price Register: a very basic level, chalet-style detached at Blue Flag beach Inchydoney near Clonakilty sold in 2023 for an extraordinary €1.15m, likely to be demolished and replaced in time.

This Laguna at Inchydoney made €1.15m in 2023

Baltimore’s fine-fettle Laguna is launched at €1.35m, and in local terms the trade is views from on high in exchange for water proximity: it’s pretty private too given Cove Hill is only really trafficked by residents, and a handful of neighbour homes are also substantially sized/extended.

Big builds

Most of Laguna’s c 2,990 sq ft is at ground level with three bedrooms (the main is large, at over 20’ by 20’, with vaulted ceilings and has a pod-like en suite within it, the other two at ground are compact) and there’s one small first floor en suite bedroom. Most of the floor area is living space, and the main/front living room at 21’ by 17’ has a wood-burning stove in a brick and stone chimney breast, with corner window.

Finishes in floors, bathrooms and kitchen are good, the energy rating is B2 with PV solar panels, and as well as the main house there’s a lofted garage/boathouse with roller door and overhead Veluxes, and an adjacent garden room as a recent addition.

VERDICT: Almost certainly going to bought as a second-home. Will it be wealthy Irish or from over the seas? 

Property & Home will run a ‘Coastal Living’ series of special reports and focus in next Saturday’s issue.