From €245k to €395k: Four Cork homes currently on the market

Starter Homes in Cobh, Lehenaghmore, Glanmire and Mahon. 

Cobh, Co Cork
€395,000
Size	118 sq m (1,270 sq ft)
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	3
BER	A3

The advantages of buying a modern A rated house like 51 Cooline Drive, Ballyvoloon in Cobh include lower energy costs and being able to qualify for a Green Mortgage with a preferential interest rate.

“First time buyers are always keen to find a turnkey energy efficient homes like this four-bed semi which was built just six years ago, ’’ says Paul Fenton of Sherry FitzGerald Cork adding it has been very well looked after for by its owners who bought it as a starter home and are now planning to trade up.

Guiding at €395,000, it offers 119 sq metres of accommodation which includes a modern laminate floored front living room with. bay window and a contemporary electric fire. At the rear there’s a spacious kitchen/diner with contempoary units , a large island unit/ breakfast bar and a door leading to a utility and a guest WC.

The upstairs has a bathroom and four bedrooms including one en suite. The house has a paved driveway at the front and a garden with a patio, some lawn and a timber shed at the rear.

Cooline Drive – a mixed estate of 116 houses – is located a little over two km from Cobh town centre and train station.

There have only been a small number of resales in the Cooline development and the most recent one recorded was of 28 Cooline Avenue, four-bed semi which went for €425,000 in June.

VERDICT: Modern, energy efficient and move in ready

Lehenaghmore, Cork
€375,000
Size	87 sq m (938 sq ft)
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	3
BER	A3

The new owners of this ten year old, A3 rated property at No 11 Ardcahon Drive, Coolkellure in Lenehaghmore shouldn’t have much to do after they move in their furniture.

Guiding at €375,000, the three- bed mid terrace house is listed with auctioneer Patricia Stokes who says it’s in walk-in condition having been very well cared for by its owners who bought it as a new build in 2015.

Offering 87 sq metres of living space it has a modern sitting room with a fireplace and a stove at the front and, at the rear, a kitchen /diner with white high gloss units with integrated appliances and a set of double doors opening into the garden.

Under the stairs there’s a guest WC while the upstairs has a tiled bathroom and three bedrooms including one en suite. Outside the property has a cobblelock driveway as well as a lawned back garden with a patio.

“It’s hugely attractive to first time buyers especially since it A3 energy rating means that purchaser will quality for a Green mortgage with a lower interest rate,,’’ says Ms Stokes.

“Coolkellure is a hugely popular development located close to Wilton on the outskirts of the city. It’s within a ten minute drive from the Airport Business Park and from CUH," she says, adding that it’s also within easy driving distance of both Kinsale and Ringaskiddy.

There seem to have been just two resales in Ardcahon Drive to date, one of which was of No 24, a three-bed mid-terrace house which sold for €405,000 in April this year, €55,000 above its guide.

VERDICT: Energy efficient and ready to go

Glanmire, Co Cork
€345,000
Size	95 sq m ( 1,022 sq ft)
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	1
BER	C3

Although in need of some sprucing up and redecoration, No 9 The Willows, Castlejane Woods in Glanmire has the makings of a fine starter home.

Listed by Sherry FitzGerald Cork with a guide of €345,000, it’s a three bed semi located within a km from Glanmire village and 2.5km from Dunkettle Roundabout.

Built in the late 1990s, the former rental property has 95 sq metres of accommodation and a C3 BER. Downstairs there’s a living room and a kitchen diner and upstairs it has a bathroom and three bedrooms.

Auctioneer Paul Fenton says that properties in this mature and conveniently located development are always sought after.

VERDICT: Likely to attract good first time buyer interest.

Mahon, Cork
€245,000
Size	46 sq m ( 495 sq ft)
Bedrooms	2
Bathrooms	1
BER	D2

 

This two bed semi-detached bungalow at 16 Eden Court, Castle Road in Mahon is certain to get a lot of interest from downsizers.

 

A 1980s property with 46 sq metres of living space, it’s on the market with John Corbett of Cohalan Downing auctioneers who says that bidding has already gone above the €245,000 guide.

 

The house is located within a 20 minute walk from both Blackrock marina and from Mahon Point Shopping Centre.

 

VERDICT: Small but has a good sized garden so there’s scope to extend.