Starter homes: Grattan Hill, Cork €165,000

Size: Sq m184 (2,000 sq ft)

Views to take the breath away in front; gardens steep enough behind to literally do the same thing (a goat wouldn’t go astray here) — and, in between, a Georgian era townhouse needing TLC. Welcome to 31 Grattan Hill.

This 1830s terraced period home, just above and beyond the city’s rail station, is in a sunny, south-facing terrace on the steep bluff hill between the Lower and Middle Glanmire Roads, within a hike of the city centre. Needing work to get to some semblance of former and future glories, it’s for sale with agent Andrew Moore, who guides the four-bed at €165,000 and who has it under offer from keen viewers ready and willing for a challenge.