Trading up: BEAUMONT, CORK €345,000

YOU could probably fit a tennis court in the back garden of this suburban home — the auctioneers claim it’s “a spectacular 170’ long.”

And, the fact there’s an extra bit on the side that runs along the site’s full length should allow new owners go a-courting, as the recognised international size for a tennis court is 78’ long, and 36’ wide.

That garden size helps Upper No 62 Beaumont stand out from the normal run of suburban semis (although another Beaumont home on the market nearby has a mini-tennis court in its back garden) — this is clearly a location where the original house builders gave more bang for your buck when it came to parcelling out house plots.