Starter homes: Sunday’s Well, Cork €185,000

Size: Sq m: 154 (1,665 sq ft)

Magnificent dereliction is about the only way to describe ‘Locharn’ — one of those stately old houses lining Sunday’s Well Road and with superb views over Cork City’s green heart.

This mid-terrace property is a new market entry with Stephen Clarke, of O’Donoghue Clarke, and it will cause interest in certain quarters — there’s a specific type of house buyer for this area, which is also recession-proof. Sales happened here right throughout the bust, albeit at reduced price levels.