Starter homes

Our pick of this week’s starter homes from around the country

Sat, 20 Apr, 2013 - 01:00

Ardmore, Co Waterford: €210,000

Sq m: 107 (1,145 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 3

BER rating: F

Bathrooms: 2

Coming up on 20 years of age, Sea Breeze, a detached 1,140 sq ft bungalow on a three-quarter acre site by the beach and with views is going to appeal to a wide range of buyers.

Selling agents Timothy Sullivan and Associates guide Sea Breeze, built by local man Mike Foley, at 210,000 and say it’s close to the pretty West Waterford beach and services, on a pleasant site with patio.

VERDICT: Holidays, full-time residence, or retirement, or for younger folk into surfing and the sea, all options are on the doorstep of Sea Breeze.

Carrigaholt, Co Clare: €99,000

Sq m: 75 (810 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 1

BER rating: G

Bathrooms: 1

Fancy a bolthole in Co Clare’s Carrigaholt? A genuine old-world one-bed cottage, with thatched outhouses graced by climbing roses, at Cloonconeen with west Clare and Atlantic views by Rinevella Bay is for sale, for a sub-100,000 price tag.

Full of character, and old pine, plus with a funky dark red solid fuel stove for heat poking up the inglenook chimney, this comfy version of the good old days is on the market with Danielle Kavanagh of Sherry FitzGerald McMahon who says the location is idyllic.

VERDICT: In a county filled with bungalows, this is a more romantic option for around 99k.