Get your Christmas 2020 'crib' at Cork's the Lough
With wonderful wildlife on its doorstep and close proximity to the city centre, Westbourne Terrace has much to offer, writes
- €385,000
- Size: 123 sq m (1,315 sq ft)
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- BER: F
Circus performers, donkeys and people dressed up as geese and ganders turned up at The Lough in Cork city’s southside suburbs on December 3 for the switching on of the Christmas lights, decorations and crib display — and the wildlife sanctuary’s Christmas crib is, at this stage, an hardy annual Cork Christmas fixture on the festive calendar.
Now, the chance to get your very own ‘crib’ at The Lough has come along, with the arrival to the property market of 2, Westbourne Terrace, albeit with a €385,000 asking price.
One of a terrace of six period-era homes facing directly over the Lough Road to the four hectare suburban lough, it’s likely to now be nigh on 100 years old, but is in very good overall condition, says its selling agent Kevin Barry.
Barry Auctioneers guide the c 1,315 sq ft three-bed home, with attic level bedroom, at €385,000, and say it’s in a prime location, within a walk of the city centre, as well as being close to UCC and to the Bon Secours.
The Lough is right on its doorstep, with its wonderful and myriad bird life as an urban wildfowl retreat, and it’s also popular with coarse anglers, many of whom camp out around the 1.1kn lake perimeter after specimen carp (despite a major fish kill in 2018,) eel, tench, perch and rudd.
For bipeds and human occupiers, No 2 Westbourne Terrace is set back off the road with a front garden and pedestrian path screened by a low wall and cast iron rail and gate, it has got a mature, west-facing back garden, backing on to the car park of the former Atlantic Homecare DIY store on Pouladuff Road, with on-street parking for the terrace’s residents (with permit) in front.
Updated along the years, with replacement windows etc and featuring a nice bay window at its front reception room, internally it has a good kitchen with breakfast area to the side with sloped ceiling and has patio access, and two reception rooms.
Overhead there’s a main bathroom off a half return, with some pine panelled ceilings, there are two first floor bedrooms plus a third attic room, and it has gas central heating, but scores a disappointing F BER.
Traditionally, given the location, properties like No 2 Westbourne Terrace may have caught the eye of an investor, (and Barry Auctioneers’ brochure suggests its front room could be a fourth bedroom) but now, owner-occupier is the likely buyer profile given the premium put by many home hunters on city proximity and convenience.
Cork has ‘Westbourne’ addresses in a variety of locations including Cobh, Crosshaven, Western Road, and College Road/Magazine Road, as well as at The Lough. Don’t spare the rod.
