Five-bed detached Berrings house with a sunny south-east arden

There's around the clock appeal at this exclusive Berrings development

5 Meadow Court, Berrings, Co Cork.

Berrings, Co Cork
€500,000
Size	199 sq m (2,142 sq ft)
Bedrooms	5
Bathrooms	3
BER	C1

Arranged like numbers on a clock face, 12 homes frame the central green of this Berrings estate.

Among them, No 5 Meadow Court stands out — a five-bedroom, detached house with a south-east-facing rear garden. Sitting on a 0.37-acre plot, this property has just hit the market for €550,000.

As it’s a nicely small development, there haven’t been too many opportunities to buy here. The Property Price Register shows just one recent sale of a neighbouring house, for €546,250 in 2024.

These homes were built in 2002 by Whitebon Developments, who also built another exclusive development on the grounds of a former house, called Shadow Lawn, in Ballincollig.

This house has two good-sized family rooms with bay windows on the ground floor, as well as a generous-sized kitchen/dining room. This room has double doors leading to a neat patio at the rear. There’s also another room at the back of the house, which could be a fifth bedroom or games zone.

Upstairs, all four of the bedrooms are doubles and the main one has a walk-in wardrobe and an en suite bathroom.

“It’s such a nice location, in a really small development, but you’ve got a huge site and it’s in great condition,” states Tirza Hourihane, of Sherry FitzGerald.

“There’s loads of light as you’re facing south-east at the back and it’s a really peaceful, quiet countryside location, only 10 minutes from Blarney or 10km from Ballincollig.”

Berrings National School is a very morning-friendly, 350-metre stroll away and there are secondary schools in Coachford and Ballincollig.

It’s a 19km spin to the city centre or 23km in the other direction to Macroom.

VERDICT: This could be an ideal time to move to this 12-house estate in Berrings.