Victorian Terraced House For Sale in Co. Cork

Belgrave Place is an attractive and highly sought-after terrace of distinctive 19th-century homes, well positioned on an elevated site overlooking Cork Harbour.

The Victorian terraced house has been renovated (2008-2016) on all four floor levels, re-roofed, and has all of its period authenticity intact. It has great harbour views, overlooking the cross-river ferry as it plies its way to Great Island, and there’s shipping traffic galore, along with the regular passing of the Cork-Cobh train. There’s a whole panoply of passing life from all of its front windows, and that’s why when it was being done up not only does it have a ground floor reception, but it also has a first-floor drawing room (with balcony across all three windows), and master bedroom up above, with the views improving with each set of steps upwards.

This impressive home showcases many of the architectural hallmarks of its era, including a decorative rendered façade, original eaves brackets and classic sash windows. Internally, it retains beautiful period features such as tall ceilings, ornate cornicing, and feature fireplaces, while large windows fill the rooms with natural light. The well-proportioned accommodation offers excellent flexibility for modern family living, home working, entertaining while also within quick access to the South link road, Cork Airport and the Ferry to Cobh and East Cork.

The accommodation includes: entrance hallway, open plan kitchen, living/dining room, office/play room, hot press, front patio/seating area, guest shower room, 4 bedrooms (1 ensuite), family bathroom and converted attic space – c. 2,400 sqft (circa 221.91 sqm).

Accommodation
Ground Floor
Entrance Hall: Welcoming entrance hall stairwell, storage, feature cornicing and access to living spaces.

Kitchen: Open plan kitchen and dining room at garden level. Bright and spacious with wooden flooring. Range master cooker with gas hob and twin electric ovens. Granite island unit.

Living/Dining Room: Features an antique open fireplace and wood flooring. Sliding sash windows

Office/play room: French doors providing access to rear patio.

Shower Room: W.C, w.h.b, and shower.

First Floor
Sitting Room: Front aspect with carpet flooring, open fireplace and features 3 front aspect French doors opening onto a cast Iron balcony overlooking front of the property.

Bedroom 2: Cosy bedroom with open fireplace and carpet flooring. Sliding windows give view to rear patio.

Family Bathroom: W.C., wash hand with vintage splash tiles and free-standing bath with a separate mains shower.

Hot Press: Extra room for storage, right beside the main boiler tank.

Laundry Room: Washing and Drying machines, Ample storage space.

Reading/Office room: Wooden flooring, floor lighting on the steps of the stairs, Rear aspect with sliding door view to back garden area.

Second Floor
Master Bedroom: Another light-filled front aspect room with sea views, carpet flooring, antique open fireplace and walk-in-wardrobe.

Bedroom 3: Rear aspect with antique open fireplace, sliding sash window and carpet flooring.

Shower Room: W.C, w.h.b, and electric shower. Skylight.

Third Floor
Converted attic space that can act as fifth bedroom or living space

Outside
Gardens rise in dizzying tiers to the rear of the house, with an office area acting as a bridge on the first floor return leading to the gardens. Underneath is an enclosed sheltered yard, with mosaic artwork on the ground, and there’s rear access. The front garden has been re-worked to give off-street parking for two cars. The front patio allows for watching the river traffic and idly looking up shipping movement apps to determine the ultimate destination, the port from where it set sail and the cargo of any passing ships.

Special Features
– Beautifully appointed accommodation with many original features.
– South-facing to the front and light filled.
– Built in 1860 with complete refurbishment from 2004 and 2008 including new roof, plasterboard, sash windows, electrical wiring, carpets, painting internal, external etc.
– Five feature fireplaces.
– Shared chimney (between No. 2 and No. 3) was completely rebuilt in 2017.
– External first floor balcony was completely rebuilt in 2016.
– Fire alarms / carbon monoxide alarms / sufficient window ventilation.
– Mains water and sewage.
– 2 parking spaces.
– Oil fired central heating (underfloor in hallway).
– Gas cooker (bottled-fed) from rear decking area of property.
– External lighting to front and rear.

BER Details
BER: D2
BER Number: 115010258