Starter homes: Ballinlough, Cork €135,000

Sq. m: 76 (818 sq ft)

A do-er-upper, in a rare off-road and hedge-screened enclave of eight homes is this Knockrea Gardens three-bed.

Set off Wallaces Avenue, between the Ballinlough and Boreenmanna Roads and a short walk to the city centre, the terraced home implores “cherish me”, says agent Darragh Taaffe of Keane Mahony Smith who has it under offer at its €135,000 guide.