The houses at the back there are bordering the M28. I don't think development should be permitted so close to major roads. There's another new development going up on the east side of Carrigtwohill that fronts onto the N25. It's just not right. Longitudinal studies have shown poorer health and lower life expectancy in people living very close to motorways (though there is a correlation vs causation argument).
Add to that the lack of future thought by building right up against major arterial roads, none of them should permit building within the feasible future expansion spaces either side of them, its allowing this kind of stuff that leaves us with hemmed in roads that lack the expanding space needed in the modern day. why would they repeat these mistakes going forward?
Those ones won't be bordering the m28 directly. There is still a field between them and the expectation is that eventually we will see another block of houses in this field, those of which will border it similar to what you see in Glanmire.
I found a good map on the planning statement which shows what I'm on about:
You’re absolutely right. My mistake. Still, they’re only 120 metres from the side of the motorway.
I walked past this place yesterday & saw the For Sale sign, just checked on the price, reassuringly expensive. If I had that money to spend, Western Road is not the place I'd be buy as it's traffic central every morning & evening.
https://www.sherryfitz.ie/buy/house/cork/city-centre-sth/glenair-western-road-cork
What a house though! The garden! 😍
Unreal. And remarkable that the estate agent managed to avoid saying “oasis of calm” in the description.
But its a "blank canvas" and "the prospective owner can put there own stamp on it"
Thats my favourite auctioneer code for you'd be as well knocking it.
A 3-Bed 105 m2 End of terrace Affordable housing scheme in Bandon for 335K? I think that price is not affordable to begin with.
1 Allman's View, Coolfadda, Bandon, Co. Cork, P72HW35 is for sale on Daft.ie
335k for 3 bed semi in bandon on the affordable housing scheme. My god that's mental. The biggest but worse town in west cork, there is nothing there.
I hate that I looked at that and thought, ah not bad value. I've been institutionalised!!
This popped up today
It was sold for 350k in 2020. 4 years later and a planning permission, it gained 200k in price…
What is actually wrong with Bandon? Some people give it stick but its not a bad town at all.
Nothing. There's just a long standing tradition of slagging Bandon off as a shlthole, particularly amongst Cork people. I think it goes back to old sectarianism.
There are many many worse towns in Cork other than Bandon. It may not be the best town in the county, but it's certainly nowhere near the worst.
Bandon to me is a town up the up, given its closeness to Cork for work, and the closeness to West Cork proper for leisure
Bandon is a great town - has lots going for it. Not sure the negative comments have any basis in reality - would be interested to know where the poster thinks is 'better' than Bandon…? (I'm from the city BTW!)
Wow - big asking price for this … https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/55-sarsfield-s-terrace-old-youghal-road-cork-city-cork/4899318
Those cables running through a vent on the front of the property really cheapen it don't they? I remember years ago the internet provider was doing the same messy job in my house, wouldn't chase the cables, we did it ourselves afterwards. Pity there is no standard for that kind of work.
There's clearly been some thought and effort on the inside to make use of the small space, like building wardrobes into the eaves etc, and it's been painted nicely. Still a lot of money for 60 square metres with BER E in that location. That's about 4.1k per sqm.
When I check property in other countries, the price per sqm is often on there, which, I find really useful to understand is it over or under the the going rate for that area. A bit like kcal per 100gr on food packaging. I can decide myself if it the price per sqm makes sense based on that I see. A better finish, condition, or aspect, or access to transport etc justifying that higher price. Or it's low because it needs some repairs, or whatever. Pity that isn't the norm yet in Ireland. There's so little for sale, you've to really either to be a local or to watch the market carefully for a year or more to get a feel for what that benchmark is.
The CSO do a property price index, but it's designed for govt, not buyers. Cork and Kerry are pooled as one region, and it's double exponentially smoothed. Also, as it's an index, it just gives you the change % from period to period, and no fixed data to understand today. And IPAV also do something, but the categories are 2bed, 3bed, 4 bed, and no granular detail on streets or areas either.
Why are so many places for sale at €275,000 exactly on daft? Is this some kind of magic number for estate agents?
I'd imagine thats the average budget of buyers so it gets a lot of eyes on the ads.
exactly…it's a good place to begin the inevitable bidding war
€290k for 41 sqm. Bananas. https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/terraced-house-4-convent-avenue-sundays-well-co-cork/6014118
Where can it end?
Soon, buying in any European capital cities will seem cheap.
27 Summerstown Grove, Wilton, Wilton, Co. Cork, T12VWE5 is for sale on Daft.ie
Wow, I will never own a home of my own…..bidding on this gone nearly 100k over
Its tough going out there and no sign of it ending - saw same with this house recently .. https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/semi-detached-house-saint-theresa-9-saint-patricks-road-turners-cross-co-cork/5943578
Good God, insane. It would actually send you into a depression.
3 beds in good condition and in good areas can expect to make around 500k now.
Asking prices are irrelevant. They are set low to get the offers rolling.
Glasheen/Wilton/Togher/Ballyphehane are getting very strong prices at the moment.
exactly…and Mark Rose (like them all I guess) is well able to play the price-baiting game.
That’s what they get paid to do, isn’t it?
yep
