Starter Homes

MAGAZINE ROAD, CORK €210,000

Sq m: 86 (920 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 3

BER rating: D2

Bathrooms: 1

A good interior, a ground floor rear extension, yet plenty of left-over back garden, with a westerly aspect, are some of the key features of 1, Maybury.

The end-of-terrace townhouse has its gable facing Cork City’s Magazine Road, close to UCC and Barrack’s Street, and has a €210,000 asking price via agents Timothy Sullivan Associates.

Its main room is a good 24’ deep, by 10’ wide, and the kitchen/diner’s in the single story add-on behind. As its end terrace, there’s access to the back garden, and the site’s quite wide, so cars, boats or bikes can be accommodated to the side behind a metal gate.

VERDICT: Convenient location, and good interior.

COBH, CO CORK €95,000

Sq m: 80 (850 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 3

BER rating: D2

Bathrooms: 2

There’s views of Cork harbour from the mid-terraced perch occupied by 66 Belmont, a three-bed home on the eastern flanges of Cobh.

In a cul de sac, the house is in walk-in condition, says selling agent Johanna Murph

y, seeking offers around €95,000, and if rented could bring in up to €650 a month, showing a 8% return.

VERDICT: Comfortable, with oil heating, double glazing, rear patio door for light and views, all for under €100k.