Take a view on Cork harbour's €650k Radharc na Mara

Modern 2,650 sq ft home does exactly what its name as gaeilge suggests

Harbour views from 6 Radharc na Mara, Rostellan Midleton agent  Kyle Kennedy guides at €650,000

Rostellan, Cork Harbour
€650,000
Size	2,650 sq ft
Bedrooms	4 + attic
Bathrooms	3
BER	B1

WATER views over Cork harbour come with No 6 Radharc na Mara — a 2,650 sq ft family home, built in 2008 to a high standard, just as the market dipped, and one of c 17 completed detacheds in picturesque Rostellan.

Interior of 6 

Selling it now for a family, estate agent Kyle Kennedy of Kennedy Estate Agents describes the development as “exclusive”, and launches at a guide price of €650,000: that’s for a B1-rated, four-bed home with attic level, used up top as a play room/ games room/ gym by current occupants and with good stair access across all three levels.

No 6 Radharc na Mara

No 6 is at the more elevated tier of Radharc na Mara, with harbour views to the west and setting sun, with glimpses toward East Ferry and Cobh, about a 10-minute drive from Midleton and half an hour from Cork City.

Rise up over Rostellan

Understated and contemporary in style, with a part limestone façade and bay windows either side of a glazed front door with glazed side panels, with walnut floors, walnut stairs, and German Schuller kitchen with Waterford Stanley range cooker, and with a slight internal split level (two steps) by a tiled dining area, it’s a walk in job, with a tiered garden behind.

(By way of contrast, a further site of over three acres is currently being marketed with lapsed planning for 12 more homes with a similar ‘radharc’ or view.)

Rooms at No 6 include a living room with Boru stove, a spacious L-shaped kitchen/ living/ dining with patio access, a utility, and a guest WC with a tiled floor, a carpeted walnut stairs and four first floor double bedrooms, with main en suite and with Sliderobes, plus family bathroom with power shower.

Top floor is multi-use

The top floor has a home office with water views, and linked games room/gym meaning “space in abundance for family life” says Mr Kennedy.

On the doorstep are Rostellan Woods, public amenities, walks and trails, with the 5km shoreline People’s Path a stroll away passing by Aghada village on its way to Whitegate.

Local activities include water sports and rowing, angling, GAA, tennis and pitch and putt, with a bus service to Midleton.

VERDICT: Like an upmarket city home in a harbour setting with views: it does exactly as its name, as Gaeilge, implies