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.