Location and shortage of supply will bolster bids at Coppeen, on Cork’s South Douglas Road: it’s already gone over its €330,000 asking price, and that’s not surprising given recent bidding on another, smaller semi-d nearby.

‘This’ll do us fine.’ You can imagine many viewers with that quip at this three-bed semi-d called Thistle Dún, especially after they survey the sheer size of the back garden.