Starter home: MALLOW, CORK €225,000

THIS semi-detached bungalow near Newtwopothouse and Mallow in Cork has three double bedrooms, 1,650 sq ft of good living space with a nice high-ceilinged sun-room, and an acre of gardens, with a circular, trampolined-size swimming pool in its lovely back garden.

Agent John Singleton of Sherry FitzGerald O’Donovan guides the attractive mix at €225,000.

VERDICT: A surprise package.