Versatile with style at €520k Árd Dara

From kerb appeal to whole-life appeal, this house has a lot going for it

5 Ard Dara Drive, Station Road, Blarney

Blarney, Co Cork
€520,000
Size	142 sq m [1528 sq ft]
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	3
BER	C

A family will be drawn to the versatile layout of this four-bed detatched house in Blarney.

Three double bedrooms, one with an ensuite bathroom, and a single bedroom upstairs come with the added bonus of a dual-aspect living room downstairs which could be used as an extra bedroom.

That’s without eating into vital family living space either as there’s a kitchen/dining room as well as a good-sized bay-windowed living room here at 5 Árd Dara Drive on
Blarney’s Station Road.

And when the weather’s good the south-facing back garden and patio pretty much becomes an extra living space — that’s accessed via sliding doors from the dining/relaxing zone of the kitchen.

You’re a short drive from Ballincollig (10km), Cork city centre (9.8km), and Cork Airport (18km). And you can keep your transport pretty green as there’s an EV charge point at the front of this home with a pretty red-brick facade, and you’re only a short stroll from Blarney itself.

Back to that versatility and practicality — there’s gated access to the back of the house which is handy for moving bikes and gardening equipment around without traipsing mess on clean floors of this 2001-built home.

“This is a well maintained, four/five bedroom substantial family home in a mature and lovely setting with a great lot of services and amenities right on the doorstep,” notes Tirza Hourihane of Sherry FitzGerald.

Letting the numbers do the talking, nearby No 3 sold for €610k earlier this year.

And there’s a semi-detached and slightly smaller home in this development for sale at the moment too, also with the same agent.

VERDICT: Spacious and flexible living — in a popular estate, will suit families down to the ground.