Trading up: Crosshaven, Co Cork €395,000
Monaville is eight years old (it was on the market in 2007, seeking €750,000) has 2,300 sq ft of accommodation spread over three floors and has been very well cared for. Interesting features include the front balcony and the fact that the main living area is on the first floor while the bedrooms are on the ground floor and in the attic.
On the first floor the house has a dining room and large kitchen/living room which has cherry wood units and a breakfast bar and an oak flooring living area with a stove. One set of patio doors opens onto the front balcony and a second opens on to a patio at the rear.