Starter homes: Ovens, Co Cork €199,000

Sq m: 93 (998 sq ft)

The exterior belies the interior space at 22 The Sycamores, Classes Lake.

On the western edge of Ballincollig town, it’s close to EMC and also to the bypass route. It’s in good nick and with a fine, kitchen/ dining room, the price is within the affordable level for a couple looking for a starter home.