Starter homes

We view a selection of starter homes from around the country

Clonakilty, Cork €130,000

Sq m: 106 (1,135 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 3

BER rating: D1

With its slate and stone facade, the run of townhouses at The Belfry, Clonakilty in West Cork is described as an eye-catching development by Hodnett Forde estate agent Andy Donoghue.

Here, he has the terraced house No 6 for sale with town and distant bay views, and within a walk of the town itself, while there’s also a back garden with access to private car parking.

No 6 has electric heating plus open fire, kitchen/dining room linking to a living room through double doors, there’s a guest WC and one of the three bedrooms is en suite.

VERDICT: Easy keep option over the town.

Cork City €90,000

Sq m: 52 (560 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 1

Bathrooms: 1

BER rating: C2

The one-bed apartment at 1, Red Abbey Hall by Cork’s Douglas Street has a trump card up its sleeve — or out the back, in the shape of a roof garden the size of an extra room.

The modern city centre build, under a zinc roof, has a main open living/kitchen space 19’ by 12’, a bathroom and one bedroom, big enough for a double bed at 11’ by 10’.

Guided at €90,000 by Trish Stokes of Lisney, No 1’s a handy crash-pad, near UCC and five minutes walk from the South Mall.

VERDICT: Convenience.