Castlemartyr, East Cork, €255,000

Size: 127 sq m (1,367sq ft)

It’s 15 years old, but the detached four-bed bungalow at 4 Castlemanor Close, near the centre of Castlemartyr village, (with attractions as varied as a five-star resort hotel, and comedian/actor Pat Shortt’s bustling Main Street bar) is pristine, ready to move into.

So says selling agent Michael McGrath of McCarthy and McGrath in East Cork’s capital Midleton, of the accommodating family home, on a decent bright site, within a short spin of East Cork’s beaches by Garryvoe, and a half hour commute from Cork city.