‘Teeny-tiny’ Cork property overlooking Bell’s Field up for sale at €45k

Overlooking Bell’s Field, these two tiny red-brick properties offer big charm — and big potential — for just €45,000

Get a slice of the action at 4 and 5 Old Youghal Road for €45k via Savills' Karl O'Reillyvills

Bell's Field, Cork City
€45,000
Size	20 sq m (215 sq ft)
Bedrooms	0
Bathrooms	0
BER	Exempt

Not only is the asking price on this property oddity among the lowest in the Cork market right now at €45,000, you also get two properties (ahem) for the price of one.

Set directly facing Bell’s Field at the top of St Patrick’s Hill and for sale with Karl O’Reilly of Savills, Nos 4 and 5 Old Youghal Road form an architecturally curious mix of ornate red brick and a cast-iron rail-topped frontage, with little behind the façade — just 215 sq ft, or a mere 20 sq metres.

Cool facade but shallow site

Used for years as a storage space, the properties adjoin Bell’s Coffee and Cake Shop, which opened in 2023, and are near an architect’s office on Richmond Hill. 

They may very well test the mettle of an innovative architect to find a new use — perhaps an office, studio, niche shop, or even a teeny-tiny home. Dig down, build up a little, perhaps?

Picture: Richard Coleman

Lovers of Cork’s quirks will know Bell’s Field for its setting some 200 feet above sea level, reached via the steep climb of St Patrick’s Hill with west-facing views toward Shandon. 

Others will know it from the cover image of short-story maestro Frank O’Connor’s childhood memoir An Only Child, while more recent fans might recognise it as a romantic spot thanks to its role in The Young Offenders.

An Only Child 

Verdict: For whom the bell tolls? “Full of promise for creative adaptation,” says Savills’ Karl O’Reilly of this unique city toe-hold.