€485k Douglas semi-detached has all the steps to success

Built in 1948 this three-bed home could be a gem on a corner site

26 Belvedere Lawn, Douglas Road

Douglas Rd, Cork
€485,000
Size	110 sq m (1,184 sq ft)
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	1
BER	D

Any lads in the household could pretty much count the steps in their ‘commute’ if they attended Douglas Community School. And any girls needn’t have very arduous journeys either if they lived at this three-bed semi-d just off Douglas Road.

No 26 Belvedere Lawn was built in 1948 and has had two owners now. It’s had a modest extension at the back and has been gently modernised but is likely to get a larger-scale refurb from the next owners. The house is within sight of the local boys’ secondary school and is a 450m walk or a 700m drive from Regina Mundi girls’ secondary school. Other school options are on the nearest bus route, and there are primary schools within walking distance too.

It’s in very good condition notes agent Stuart O’Grady of Sherry FitzGerald: “You wouldn’t need to do anything at all to be able to move in here.”

Though the energy rating (D) is likely to be tackled by new owners, along with probably adding an extra bathroom or two.

Handily, the back garden is south-east facing so you’ve got good light during the day with evening sun in the south-west facing front of the house then.

Interest so far is coming from first-time-buyers and people looking to downsize to a house near to the Grange-city centre and southside orbital bus routes, and within walking distance of Douglas village.

And depending on which way you leave the €485k property, you could even shave a few steps off your journey — this 110 sq m house is on a corner site so the detached garage access is actually ‘around the corner’ on Trabeg Avenue.

VERDICT: A home in a mature residential setting that’s handy for shopping, socialising and schools.