Starter homes: Ballincollig, Cork €205,000

Size: 107 sq m (1,155 sq ft)

There’s lots of house on offer for the money at the four-bed semi-d 95 Manor Hill.

Set on the eastern side of Ballincollig, easily reached from Cork City, it’s got a €205,000 price guide via agent Jeremy Murphy, and for that you get two receptions, guest WC, kitchen, attached garage and one of its four bedrooms is en suite so it can accommodate a family’s growth for years to come.