Starter homes: Cobh, Co Cork €65,000

Sq m: 84 (900 sq ft approx)

Market pick up or no market pick-up there’s still good value to be had and you can own your own house for €65,000 down Cobh way at the moment.

Number 31 Ballynoe Mews, Ballynoe Farm, is a modern, two-bed townhouse with a bit of work needed, but it’s in good condition structurally and would, at the price asked, be cheaper than renting.

On the market with REA O’Donoghue Clarke, it has a large kitchen/ dining of 22’ by 17’ with a kitchen corner that’s fully fitted and not bad looking either, while the main bathroom will need refitting.

The house has gas heating and integrated appliances and it comes with a small garden to the rear, with parking to the front.

VERDICT: With the train to Cork, and ferry routes too to Glenbrook, this isn’t a bad start-off point.