Maple leaver offers €340k Bandon new-build  opportunity

A DECISION by the owner to move abroad brings the recently-completed, A2-rated No 12 Maple Place to market, as a walk-in job, within a walk of Bandon town in West Cork.

Guided at €340,000 by estate agent Majella Galvin of DNG Galvin, it’s a pristine 1,200 sq ft home with off-street parking, and a south-facing back garden with views down towards the town’s western fringes from this Coolfadda perch above the Dunmanway Road.

The Price Register shows 18 sales since the start of 2022, in a development which has a mix of three and four-bed homes, with a top price €396,683 for No 6, one of the larger ones, while No 12 itself shows up as selling in mid-2022 for €320,001.

Everything has since been done decoratively by the vendors, and its appeal is likely to be to traders-in, other relocators, and downsizers (first-time buyers looking for the Help to Buy supports need to buy new).

DNG’s Ms Galvin says it’s very well finished, with air-to-water heating (underfloor at ground level), crisp finishes and attractive décor.

One of its three bedrooms is en suite, and all can fit a doube bed size-wise, while at ground there’s a front reception, guest WC, and open plan kitchen/diner behind with island, sliding door to a patio, while for storage there’s a Stira for attic access.

VERDICT: Maple Place is one of the developments seen now from across the River Bandon valley edging westwards, as the historic West Cork gateway town picks up again on the growth front.