Trading up: Ballinhassig, Cork €350,000

Sq ft 1,850 plus 850 sq ft office

This mansard-roofed five-bed family home has been family-owned for 40 years - but, now it’s downsizing time for the property on an acre and a half, just a few miles west of Cork city.

And, not only is there a respectable 1,850 sq ft in the main house, there’s a steel home office/shed as well with another 850 sq ft of useful space for a new family of occupants.