More than meets the eye at €475k Mogeely family home

At this Ballinascartha house you’re around five minutes’ drive from Midleton — and Garryvoe Beach is 11km away

Ballinascartha, Midleton, Co. Cork

Midleton, Co Cork
€475,000
Size	172sq m (1,851sq ft)
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	3
BER	C3

Don’t let the charming bungalow façade fool you — there’s a whole lot more to discover at the back of this detached four-bedroom home near Midleton.

This house in Ballinascartha on the road from Midleton to Mogeely was built in 1978 and has been modernised over the years with solar panels and a multi-fuel stove.

The current owners bought it more than 40 years ago and around two decades in, they installed a two-storey extension. This houses a large utility room with an office to one side, and a spiral staircase leading up to a large timber-floored den overlooking the back garden.

This extension is just across the patio from a detached block-built garage so new owners might want to look at organising planning permission to convert it to a home gym or additional living space. Along with the extension, this could be an ideal model for multi-generational living — a self-contained annex for a parent or adult child looking for a bit more independence.

The main house has four bedrooms and the main one has an en suite bathroom.

Kyle Kennedy, of Kennedy Estate Agents said: “A lot of the attention has been from local people keen to trade up from a three- or four-bed semi in Midleton.”

The house with a “nice level and big garden” is already under offer in excess of the guide price.

VERDICT: A versatile house in a very handy location.