Large back garden, great location - what's not to like about this €595k family-friendly Douglas home?

You could stroll from here to a different café every day of the week

4 Lake Lawn, Douglas, Co. Cork.

Douglas, Cork City
€595,000
Size	132sq m (1,420sq ft)
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	1
BER	F

No need to pack the coffee pot or coffee machine if you’re moving to this three-bedroom home just off Well Rd.

With the nearest trendy café, Soma2, just a 270m stroll away, your morning brew is close to hand. Moving in the other direction from 4 Lake Lawn, you’ve the busy GoGos café a brisk 750m away. And if you really want to get a few steps in before your cuppa then it’s 850m to Douglas village. Or you could take on a 1.6km walk to a Ballintemple village cafe/deli.

This Lake Lawn house, built in 1955, is at the Well Road end of the estate, faces tall trees at the front and has a good-sized west-facing garden at the back.

It’s on the market for €595,000 with Kevin Barry and Gretchen Kelleher of Barry Auctioneers and they point out the superb potential at this semi-detached house: “You have a versatile attic conversion, ideal for additional storage space and there’s an attached garage with potential for conversion subject to planning permission. It just has a great layout and you’re only up the road from Douglas.”

The house, with its attractive ‘porthole’ hall window at the front, is handy for schools in Douglas and Ballinlough, and is in good condition.

VERDICT: Lake Lawn property sales include one for €425k in 2022 and one for €535k earlier this year, with a couple of nicely extended and renovated neighbours selling for more than €700,000 and €800,000 in recent years, so this one should see active bidding.