Starter Homes

Douglas, Cork €267,500

Sq m: 135 (1,440 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 4/5

BER rating: Pending

Broadband: Yes

First-time buyers could stretch to this great house purchase, but it would as readily suit a wide range of buyers. Double fronted No 3 Elm Court in Shamrock Lawn is a recommended viewing with Timothy Sullivan Associates, who say it’s bright, faces a green in a cul de sac, has one en suite bedroom, a large and smart kitchen/diner, plus an attractive back garden.

VERDICT: All the above, and more.

Millstreet, Co Cork €140,000

Sq m: 108 (1,160 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 3

BER rating: Pending

Broadband: Yes

In as neat order outside as it is inside, No 18 Oak Lawn in Millstreet’s sizeable Tanyard Wood schemes is a box-ticker in terms of layout and finish, says agent Catherine Pomeroy of Dick Pomeroy & Co.

Double doors open from the black and white checkered tile hall floor to a warm living room (and the construction is in warming timber frame), the kitchen is fully decked out with appliances, and there are three bathrooms in all, and three bedrooms.

VERDICT: Clean as a whistle and ready to move into.

Montenotte, Cork €175,000

Sq m: 95 (1,017 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 3

BER rating: Pending

Broadband: Yes

The mid-terraced townhouse No 8 The Mews in Ard Na Laoi, high above Cork city on Montenotte, is quite a perfect package. Even the fact it needs a tiny bit of updating allows that ‘new owner’s stamp’ to go on it.

The brick-fronted mews has a private back garden and a shared, walled communal front orchard-like garden. Clare O’Sullivan of Savills seeks offers around €175,000.

VERDICT: The old courtyard walls lend a nice neighbourly feel to The Mews.

Picture: Property in Douglas