In the market for seaside homes? A top-floor three-bed apartment a block from D13’s Burrow Beach or a West Cork two-bed townhouse with a crow’s-nest lookout level, beside Dock Beach, across the water from Kinsale?
When it comes to coastal homes, you want to be as close to the water as possible, especially in this hot spell.
The property’s proximity to such natural amenities is its key selling point.
Which would you choose: a top-floor, three-bedroom apartment just across the road from Burrow Beach, between Sutton Cross and Howth village, or a two-bedroom townhouse across the water from Ireland’s gourmet capital, Kinsale in west Cork?
Ahoy there, sailor, this West Cork home boasts private beach access and a jacuzzi
Address: 8 Castlepark Village, Kinsale, Kinsale, Co. Cork, P17KX76
Price: €595,000
Agent: Bowe Property
With direct access to the crescent of silver strand that is Dock Beach, a deep shelf a swim spot on the Castlepark Peninsula, this semi-detached townhouse means you can be in the water in about a minute flat.
Overlooking Castlepark Marina, the house comes equipped with a hot tub where you can cool off or warm up after a dip.
The two-bedroom, two-bathroom house extends to 125 square metres.
Built in 1970, it has some of that era’s features, including large windows, timber ceilings that could easily be painted in soft neutrals and a spiral staircase leading up to its furnished loft level.
The house opens into a double-height hall with the first of its double bedrooms at this level.
There is also a bathroom and a utility at this level.
Upstairs, on the first floor, is the open-plan kitchen cum dining space, which comes complete with a walk-in pantry.
The principal bedroom is on this level too. This is an en suite space.
At the top of the house is a loft, accessed via a spiral staircase. The timber-clad space boasts coastal views from its large windows and feels like a crow’s nest lookout space.
Kids will love to bunk down here.
The E Ber-rated property has pedestrian side access and is just three kilometres away from the heart of Kinsale, about a five-minute drive.
There’s a pedestrian shortcut across the River Brandon bridge.
Newly renovated Suttonside apartment a block from Burrow Beach, D13’s samba central
Address: Apartment 29, Offington Manor, Sutton, Dublin 13, D13 YY07
Price: €695,000
Agent: Murphy Mullan
Burrow Beach is accessed from chichi Claremont Road, one of the ritziest streets in Dublin 13, beloved for the fact that its large houses back onto Burrow Beach, a swathe of golden sand that you can walk along, all the way into Howth, at low tide.
It’s a beach beloved by Dublin’s Brazilian community, with the sound of samba ringing out on warm days such as these.
Offington Manor is a small, yellow brick development that is just four storeys high.
Constructed in 1985 it is just a street away from this Dublin 13 beach.
You cross the Howth Road, traverse Corr Bridge onto Clarmont, and go down a lane to the beach.
Though the block was built in the 80s, the three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment was refurbished three years ago, which saw the addition of a second bathroom.
Extending to 95 square metres, it is a walk-up, meaning there is no lift.
The home is just minutes from shopping destination, Sutton Cross, while Howth lies three minutes away by car.
The apartment has a B BER rating, and is located just a twenty-minute walk from Sutton DART station.
Apartment 29, Offington Manor, Sutton, is available to view through Murphy Mullan Property.
