Starter Homes

BALLYVOLANE, CORK CITY €125,000

Sq m: Sq m 90 (963 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms:1

Broadband: Yes

The well-located three-bed semi-d, No 8, Meadow Park Lawn in Cork’s Ballyvolane, has a big master bedroom, large enough to add an en-suite bathroom.

Agents DNG Condon say the price is €125,000 for the 960 sq ft home near Mervue Lawn estate and the Fox and Hounds bar, with Dunnes Stores nearby and easy access to the north ring road and Blackpool. No 8 has front and back gardens, two reception rooms and a dining room linked to the kitchen.

VERDICT: There’ll be interest at the price.

GLASHEEN, CORK €230,000

Sq m: 126 (1,350 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 2

Broadband: Yes

Lots to like for the money at Lissadell, a 1,350 sq ft three bed semi with converted garage, at Clashduv Estate on Cork City’s southside near UCC.

Agents Cohalan Downing say its been well-kept by its original owners since 1965, has been re-insulated and the attic lagged, it has gas heating and double glazing and, clincher, the back garden’s 75’ long. Rooms include front living room, study, and an open plan kitchen/living dining room, utility, and guest WC. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a bathroom.

VERDICT: A good example of the type.

DOUGLAS, CORK CITY €199,000

Sq m: 112 (1,200 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 3

Broadband: Yes

A four-bed, detached modern home, with three bathrooms, and a handy location, isn’t often affordable for first-time buyers but No 42, Alden Grove is, with a price of €199,000.

The 1,200 sq ft home, past Shamrock Lawn and near the south city ring road, is with agent Andrew Donoghue, of Casey and Kingston, who says the setting within the 1990s development is good, by a green in a cul de sac. At ground level are one of its four bedrooms, a reception room and a kitchen/diner.

VERDICT: Affordable Douglas detached.