Starter homes: Turners Cross, Cork €135,000

Sq m: 88 (950 sq ft)

If the day you buy is the day you sell then the Capwell area is a banker. Prices may go up or down, but sales activity here is always brisk. DNG Creedon has a three-bed doer-upper at 1, Capwell Avenue for sale and it could make a smashing home.

VERDICT: Will need a few bob spent but with the right approach, a good home/investment is sure.