Trading up: Glasheen Road, Cork Guide price: €245,000

Size: 98sq m (1050sq ft)

It’s a minute walk to CUH and two minutes drive to UCC, so this house at Glasheen Road, Cork would be the traditional, good buy for a farming family with children about to attend college.

The thinking being that the overall cost of rental would offset a mortgage for two or more children over that 10 year or more time period.

Makes sense when you think about it. And with prices on the way up again, and talks of a huge squeeze in student accommodation, the investor buyer is back, say estate agents.With a location such as this — accessibility to the South Ring and places elsewhere, there should also be solid, first-time buyer interest.

In a quiet enclave off the Glasheen Road and near the Wilton roundabout, it’s a great location for medical, nursing and ancillary staff too, say auctioneers, Tim Sullivan and Associates.In good condition, it comes with a sitting room, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms and a main bathroom and has a good garden to the rear

VERDICT: A good solid semi-detached in great residential area.