Lots of extras at €800,000 Lehenaghmore home
5 The Gates, Matthew Hill, Lehenaghmore
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Lehenaghmore, Cork |
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€800,000 |
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Size |
211 sq m (2271 sq ft) |
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Bedrooms |
6 |
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Bathrooms |
3 |
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BER |
B3 |
THE owners of No 5 The Gates were in constant contact with the builders when their Lehenaghmore home was taking shape in the early noughties. They knew what they wanted and they weren’t afraid to ask, and as a result, their house has a lot more to shout about than others in the neighbourhood.
In a position to make comparisons is property co-ordinator Sarah Walsh who works for Property Partners, the auctioneers behind the recent sale of No 16 The Gates. It went for €752,000 (from a guide price of €710,000) and did not come with all the extras that No 5 has, Ms Walsh says.
Among those extras is a big, bright conservatory, semi-solid flooring throughout most of the house and a walk-in wardrobe in the main en suite bathroom.
A bigger-than-average chimney breast in the generous living room features an Edwardian marble fireplace with a wood burning stove. Double doors open from this room to the conservatory, and then it’s onward to the rear deck and garden, delivering a layout that works very well for entertaining.
The expansive rear garden is tiered, as the estate is built into a hill, with decking close to the house, lawn off to the side and more lawn in the lower tier, as well as a patio.
Back indoors, the kitchen has hand painted units, quartz countertops, a Rangemaster dual fuel cooker, and two sets of double doors: to the rear garden and to an adjoining cosy, family room.
One of six bedrooms is on the ground floor and could be a house office/gym/playroom/teen den.
The Gates is one of a significant number of Ruden Homes' developments built out over the last 20 years in Lehenaghmore and the area is better served now by public transport, with a regular bus service into Cork city centre.
Selling agent Matt Fallon of Property Partners says No 5 is in a quiet cul-de-sac and that the location is “close to Cork University Hospital, UCC and the city centre”.
Families looking to upgrade to a larger home will be to the fore of potential buyers. High spec, quality trade-up.
