Starter homes

Ovens Cork €185,000

Sq m: 81 (875 sq ft)

Bedrooms:3

BER rating: C1

Bathrooms: 2

This Ovens home is hot to trot for first-time buyers, with well-kept interiors done by the house-proud owners, says estate agent Norma Healy of Sherry FitzGerald.

She guides the three-bed semi-d (with one en suite) No 45 the Willows, in Classes Lake, between Ballincollig and Ovens at €185,000, adding that apart from good finishes inside (such as an English elm floor in the living room) that there’s a south-facing back garden, with large sandstone patio.

VERDICT: Good clean home, and the right back garden aspect.