Four-bed West Cork home close to top beaches and towns

Asking price: €420,000

Agent: DNG Galvin (023) 884 4958

It’s less than two decades old, but the traditional look of this architect-designed house in the heart of the West Cork countryside gives the impression of it having been around a lot longer.

The detached property stands on three-quarters of an acre of established gardens that cover swathes of lawn, a split-level patio/dining area and a gravelled driveway.

It opens into a wide entrance hall with marble tiled floor and a bespoke mahogany staircase.

The same marble flooring continues into the kitchen/dining room, with a range cooker, granite worktops and French doors leading out to a rear patio.

Next to that is a conservatory/sunroom with a vaulted, timber-framed ceiling and triple-aspect windows make the most of the views over the surrounding hillside and farmland.

Also at ground level is a living room, sitting room, utility room and guest WC. Upstairs, there are four double bedrooms (two en suite) and a family bathroom.

While it already extends to 2,970 sq ft, almost three times the size of an average family home, there’s potential to add a further 600 sq ft by converting the attic, which is already floored and has Velux windows to the rear. The property was built in 2008 and has a B2 BER.

It’s located 8km northwest of Dunmanway, which has a choice of primary and secondary schools. Bantry, Bandon and Clonakilty are all within a half-hour’s drive away and there are a choice of beaches nearby along the Wild Atlantic Way.

You can be in Cork City and Airport in about an hour.