Trading up: Ballinakill, Waterford, €270,000

Located in a 25-year-old development, the four-bed, detached property has 1,950 sq ft of living space, plus a garage and a good-sized garden.
Selling agents, REA O’Shea O’Toole, say the house is well-maintained in an estate on which few houses are for sale. Auctioneer Des O’Shea says the trade-up market in Waterford City has picked up and there has been interest in this house.