Trading up: Ovens, Cork €230,000

A long, useful back garden, rising up in tiers behind No 4, The Willows, in Cork’s Classes Lake, is a bonus for a family looking for an affordable home, in a popular, modern development, around Cork’s Ballincollig and Ovens suburbs.

This modern, three-bed semi-d is listed with auctioneer Frank Walsh, of busy Ballincollig agents, O’Mahony Walsh. He says it’s been extremely well-kept, has lots of extras, with easily maintained exterior, has off-street parking, and has an alarm.

Priced at €230,000, No 4 has two interconnected reception rooms, with glazed oak doors that allow light and access, as well as a fitted kitchen with tiled floor, and attractive, deep-green, glazed, ceramic tile splashback.