{"id":645030,"date":"2026-10-05T02:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T02:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/645030\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T02:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T02:14:13","slug":"pool-at-e975k-lodge-in-blackrock-a-coole-option-for-hotter-summers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/645030\/","title":{"rendered":"Pool at \u20ac975k Lodge in Blackrock a Coole option for hotter summers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sale of no 9 Barnstead Drive in Cork\u2019s southern suburbs should go swimmingly, and not just because it has an outdoor pool, though the site is so large you can\u2019t see it from the house.<\/p>\n

There hasn\u2019t been a \u20ac1m+ sale in Cork\u2019s Barnstead Drive according to the Price Register (though some might have sold for that at the height of the \u2018boom\u2019), and, right now, the top result is the \u20ac907,500 paid for No 8 in 2024, a gable-fronted, 140sq m, four-bed detached.<\/p>\n

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In contrast, the latest arrival, no 9, is more substantial, at 231sq m (2,475 sq ft) and it, too, is a four-bed detached, on a large, L-shaped site with the swimming pool at the garden\u2019s far end, It is covered with timber decking, and looks like it\u2019s set up for a platform dance or perhaps a bit of line dancing, given it\u2019s Barnstead.<\/p>\n

Coole Lodge\u2019s selling agent, Sam J Kingston, of Casey & Kingston, prices his probate sale listing at \u20ac975,000 and, when asked if it should tip the \u20ac1m mark, says \u201cthe expectation is that it will perform well. It\u2019s getting good early interest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Selling points are that no 9 is just off Church Rd in Blackrock\/Ballintemple, and Barnstead Drive is in a top location in terms of services, schools, and amenities.<\/p>\n

Add in a very private site of 0.25 of an acre with good rear aspect, with mature screening, and that\u2019s another box ticked.<\/p>\n

No 9 is also in very good condition for a 1960s build. The vendors bought it in the 1980s – the pool hasn\u2019t been used since – and did upgrades, and it has also received a ground-floor extension.<\/p>\n

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Windows (lots of them) are quality pvc, external doors were updated, internal doors are oak, and floors in the main are hardwood at ground level.<\/p>\n

The spacious kitchen has black granite tops and lots of white-painted hardwood units, with back-up utility\/laundry, cloakroom, and a dining room connecting to both the kitchen and the living room family room. There\u2019s a wood-burning stove in a very attractive, period-style, white-marble chimneypiece.<\/p>\n

In addition, there\u2019s an L-shaped family room, with garden access.<\/p>\n

Coole Lodge has four bedrooms, three of which are en-suite, plus main family bathroom, and there\u2019s pull-down stair access to a floored attic with Velux.<\/p>\n

Original builders of Barnstead Drive\u2019s mix of detacheds and semi-ds were O\u2019Connor Brothers, with design by Denis Higgins \u2014 an influential Cork architect in the 1960s, having spent time in the US. In Cork, Higgins also designed Janeville in Blackrock, and Beverly, Woburn, and the open-plan Melbourn Avenue\/Estate in Bishopstown and the western suburbs.<\/p>\n

No 2 Barnstead Drive, a 170sq m, four-bed E-rated semi went to market in spring for \u20ac695,000, and is now \u2018sale agreed\u2019 in the high \u20ac700ks.<\/p>\n

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\n VERDICT: Worth going to some lengths to secure Coole Lodge, pool or no pool\u2026..handy for cooling down in our future hotter summers?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The sale of no 9 Barnstead Drive in Cork\u2019s southern suburbs should go swimmingly, and not just because…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":645031,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,25976,61,60],"class_list":["post-645030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-cork-property","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=645030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/645031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=645030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=645030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=645030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}