03-05-2025
Where light, space and style meet — this €655k Belfield Abbey beauty ticks every box
A LAUDABLY lovely Belfield Abbey home, there's much to impress over three floors at No 47, ever before you get to the professionally landscaped rear garden.
An owner surefooted about colour choice created a warm and inviting home, blending style with comfort.
The largely open plan ground floor, comprised of kitchen/dining/living room, is an uplifting space with bespoke built-in units, solid wood flooring, half plantation shutters, and a glass door to the patio and rear garden.
The advantages of hiring a professional to create an enjoyable outdoor space is ably demonstrated at this end-of-terrace home.
Mostly paved, with a couple of sitting out areas and just the right amount of greenery to keep it low maintenance, it has that perfect south-facing aspect.
You'd be inclined to think there's the stamp of a professional about the interiors too. A first floor living room, or piano nobile as the Italians might say, has an elegant fusion of furniture, colour, accessories, and texture.
You could say the same about the first floor en suite bedroom with its plantation shutters, pretty wallpaper, and thick carpet.
Two top floor bedrooms are good looking too.
Kevin Barry of Barry Auctioneers is selling No 47 and he says the location doesn't get much better. 'You have the convenience of being a 20-minute walk from Cork City, there are bus services to both the city and to Mahon Point, and the ever-improving Marina Quarter is on your doorstep,' the agent says. Morever, good schools are plentiful, the south link road network is easily accessed, and the local tennis club (Ballinlough) is across the road, above a public park.
The 157sq m home has a guide price of €655,000 and a B2 energy rating, so buyers can qualify for green mortgage rates.
No 47 is slightly bigger than No 46, which Mr Barry sold last year for €655,000.
VERDICT: The quintessential turnkey home and garden. Great location.
