Starter homes: Aherla, Cork Price: €180,000

Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1

There’s enough space in the adjoining paddock at this Aherla village cottage to keep a pony on — but it might need to be a Shetland, Falabella or some other miniture: the site’s just half of an acre.

The chance or space to have a pony is flagged by selling agents Sherry FitzGerald as they pin an affordable €180,000 price guide to this extended 1,075 sq ft dwelling a short commute west of Cork City, in the well-serviced Aherla village off the Cork-Macroom road.