Starter home: Douglas Village, Cork €155,000

Sq m 67 (720 sq ft)

No 5 in Douglas West Village has been extended to the back – so just how tiny was it to begin with? After all, and after being added to, it’s now only 720 sq ft, which in truth is only about the size of a decent apartment.

This slender, mid-terraced home is close to John O’Sullivan’s pub and a raft of shops and services in the back Douglas village, and is in excellent order, say Dennis Guerin and John Barry of Frank V Murphy & Co, who guide the compact, but well-equipped, three-bed at €155,000.