€650,000 End-of-terrace with elevated views over stylish Kinsale brings equally high demand

End-of-terrace Kinsale home benefits from a large side garden and sun room-style extension, writes Trish Dromey

6 Westwood Gardens, Kinsale, Co Cork

Kinsale, Co Cork
€650,000
Size	157sq m (1,690sq ft)
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	2
BER	C1

A spacious and elegant Kinsale townhouse, No 6 Westwood Gardens, will impress viewers with its distinctive architect-designed frontage and also with its Joseph Walsh designed kitchen. An end-of-terrace house in a row of six townhouses designed by Kinsale architect Richard Rainey, the property features a striking gable-fronted façade with cedar cladding, natural stone finishes, and a timber balcony. When completed in 2001, the houses were fitted with kitchens made by Joseph Walsh, who has since gained international recognition for creating innovative sculptural furniture pieces.

Extending to 157sq m over three floors, the house has a single-storey, sun room-style extension to the side and is consequently larger than its mid-terrace neighbours.

“A spacious turnkey home in the heart of Kinsale, it is beautifully cared for by its owners,” says auctioneer Gobnait O’Connell of Engel & Voelker auctioneers, who is seeking offers of €650,000.

The kitchen has been sensitively updated by the owners, who have painted the units grey and replaced the worktops with white quartz.

The kitchen occupies the rear of a large
L-shaped kitchen/ dining/living area that spans most of the ground floor. Bright and modern, the space features a fully glazed wall to the front and patio doors opening onto the rear garden.

Also on the ground floor are an upgraded utility room and a side room that could be used as a home office.

The first floor comprises a family bathroom and three bedrooms, the largest of which opens onto a timber-decked front balcony.

“From here you have views across Kinsale, and you can see the harbour and Charles Fort in the distance,” says Ms O’Connell.

The top floor is taken up by a spacious en suite bedroom with a front-facing dormer window.

As an end-of-terrace property, No 6 has a generous sized garden with a lawn to the front and gravelled areas, a patio and shrub beds to the side and rear.

The six homes in Westwood Gardens also share a residents’ parking area.

Situated on an elevated site, the property is a 10-minute walk to the shops and restaurants in Kinsale town centre.

VERDICT: Given the high level of demand for spacious, stylish properties in Kinsale, it’s certain to sell well.