Starter Homes

WILTON, CORK €220,000

Sq m: 116 (1,250 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 3

BER Rating: C3

Having sold the adjoining No 21 Fernwood over a year ago for around €230,000, estate agent Johnny O’Flynn of Sherry FitzGerald now has the Wilton family home, 22 Fernwood, up for sale, with a rear sun room extension, and it carries a €220,000 asking price.

In a cul de sac, and near the bottom of Spur Hill, No 22 has a good balance of day and night rooms, with one en suite bedroom, and has been well-cared for, adds the agent.

VERDICT: Wilton location is excellent.

CORK CITY €150,0000

Sq m: 102 (1,100 sqft)

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 1

BER Rating: N/A

Even though it needs modernising throughout, No 3, Ennismore Villas on Cork City’s Magazine Road is worth a look-over, says selling agent Tom Woodward — the location’s strong, near UCC, the Bons hospital, and it’s within a walk of the city centre.

The older-style, mid-terraced three-bed has two ground floor reception rooms, plus kitchen, and main bathroom upstairs, and comes with compact front and back garden.

VERDICT: A do-er upper to turn around on a budget.