€695k Ballincollig home with tidy garden now as good as new

A pristine pearl of a family home with a neat garden 

2 Waltham Abbey, Old Quarter, Ballincollig, Cork

Ballincollig, Cork
€695,000
Size	154sq m (1,658sq ft)
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	4
BER	B

Built in 2002, this four-bedroom, detached family home in Ballincollig was purchased 18 months ago by a young family. They transformed it top to bottom, installing new flooring, a high-end kitchen, and bathrooms, and redecorated it throughout. Behind-the-scenes work, such as upgraded insulation, also elevated the property’s energy rating to an impressive B.

The owners are now relocating for work, so this three-storey, 154sq m home is on the market for €695k.

The decor has proved popular with viewers, who consistently remark that they wouldn’t change a thing, says agent Eileen Neville, of Lisney SIR.

“The owners have amazing taste, from the open-plan kitchen/dining room with split-level living area with the really attractive madreperla (mother-of-pearl) quartz worktop and matching splashback to the welcoming living room. It’s just a beautiful house.”

The kitchen, fitted with Miele appliances, has two steps leading to the back living room, which has double doors opening onto the garden.

Potential buyers include locals who want to trade up to a detached and turn-key home and people from Cork now living abroad who want to move home; and there are also people in Britain who have completed virtual viewings.

A west-facing patio back garden has captured the sun so nicely that the lush (real) grass could nearly be mistaken for artificial turf. You can fit two cars on the cobble-lock driveway to the front and Ballincollig town centre is a two-minute walk away — with everything from shopping centres to cafés, bars, restaurants, and cinemas. A 24-hour bus service stops directly outside the development. Living here also means direct access to the walkways leading towards the 135-acre Ballincollig Regional Park with its riverside walks, dog park, skate park, playground, and sports pitches.

Both bedrooms on the first level are en-suite and there are two more bedrooms with a shared bathroom on the top floor.

VERDICT: Buyers will love that there are zero edits needed to be able to move right in.