This Ladysbridge house is a charming look at costal living with village convenience 

Room for a larger family — or a smaller household and guests at this bright Ladysbridge home

3 Na Banta, Ladysbridge 

Ladysbridge, Co. Cork
€460,000
Size	149 sq m (1604 sq ft)
Bedrooms	5
Bathrooms	3
BER	B3

The residential estate itself was built in 2007 and No 3 Na Bánta is at the front of the development while still being set back from the road leading to a restaurant, church, pub, creche, and post office/service station. Garryvoe and Castlemartyr are only five minutes away and Midleton is a 15-minute drive.

Back when this estate was built people queued for a look and a chance to buy. And this second bite is also drawing strong interest notes Adrianna Hegarty of Hegarty Properties.

“Everything is done for you at this house — it’s in great condition and the decor is really nice too.”

As well as the main living room and the open-plan kitchen/dining area there’s an office/reading room at the front of the house and a sun room looking over the back garden — separate zones always being handy in a house with five bedrooms. Warm sandy colours and beachy blues used in several rooms add to the getaway vibe here.

Some practical things include a B3 BER and off-street parking for two cars and extra spaces in a parking bay a few metres away.

Being a detached house, there’s gated access on both sides leading to a lawned garden with an appealing decking patio area.

All five bedrooms are upstairs and the main one has an ensuite bathroom.

Just behind the house, further into the estate there’s a green with a children’s play area.

But the real recreation areas are the beach and cliff walks nearby — Knockadoon Head Looped Walk/Capel Way Coastal Trail and Ballycotton Cliff Walk are sure to be places to visit regularly. Day trips to Ballycotton Lighthouse on the island could also easily be on the itinerary for when guests visit.

For day-to-day living there are bus stops in the village for Midleton Secondary School and at the entrance to the estate to bring children to Kilcredan National School.

VERDICT: Coastal living and village convenience give this good-sized home real allure.