Trading up: Kinsale, Cork €345,000

The Kinsale market is flying along, but there’s a shortage of family homes — and that’s where this Eldon Heights home comes to the fore. 

Built about 40 years ago, on a now-mature site of a third of an acre a mile from Kinsale at Camp Hill, it’s a c 1,700 sq ft family home that’s going to tick a lot of boxes, but needs an update now or shortly into new ownership.

Selling agents Sherry FitzGerald Brennan Busteed in Bandon guide the property at €345,000, have it under offer shy of that, and the say it’s getting good viewings in its first few weeks on the market: “It has excellent potential, given its location, as a family home, or a holiday home, and has distant water views,” they state.

Set off a back road out of the tourist-favoured harbour town leading towards Ballinhassig, it’s dormer in style with a flat-stonegable facade, with two bedrooms upstairs, two downstairs, with bathrooms at each level, it has two sun rooms, a south facing patio, attached garage and oil central heating. It also has septic tank, with mains water, so buyers should qualify for cheaper water services due to having on-site waste disposal.

VERDICT: It’s got all the basics, and a nice site, but with a lowly ‘G’ BER and dated decor, viewers just have to see the scope here after further spending.