Trading up: Glanmire Cork €305,000

Sq m: 140 (1,500 sq ft)

There’s a sort of secret garden, down a few steps from the back lawn at the family home for sale at 10A The Avenue, in Castlejane Woods.

The early 2000s Glanmire family home is on a sloping site with mature grounds, and comes to market with a €305,000 guide via John Barry of Frank V Murphy & Co. The vendors bought from new, landscaped it well, and finished the house to a high level inside, Mr Barry says, noting that they also got full planning in 2008 for a 450 sq ft two-storey extension.