Starter home: Eagle Valley, Wilton €250,000

Tommy Barker says this family home on the edge of the city’s suburbs has a back garden with a country field boundary for a rural connection.

Sq m 106 (1,140 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 3

BER: C3

Best Feature: Four beds

CORK’S Wilton suburb traditionally is as popular with family buyers as it is with investors, but the selling agent of 187 Eagle Valley feels a private buyer will come to the bidding fore, for this four-bed end of terrace home.

It’s set deep within the sprawling Eagle Valley development, under Spur Hill, and has a slender, long back garden facing south, running right up to a county field boundary - ideal for those who need to live in the ‘burbs, but want to feel a rural connection.

No 187 manages to squeeze in a good mix of rooms, despite being just shy of 1,150 sq ft. One of its four upstairs bedrooms has an en suite shower room, there’s a ground floor guest WC too, and a separate front lounge with open fireplace.

Behind is a dining room with patio/garden access, as well as double doors to a kitchen with tiled floor and simple units, with a second garden access point.

Overall condition is good, with neutral decor, so it’s one of those places that will easily respond to a new owner’s imagination.

It’s priced at €250,000 by Johnny O’Flynn of Sherry FitzGerald, and he says it’s ideal for first-time buyers.

And, that buying cohort could easily help out their mortgage commitment with renting out a bedroom or two for a few years, as the Government allows a fairly generous tax free amount to be earned this way.

VERDICT: Wilton’s always in demand due to proximity to colleges, to hospitals and to the ring road too.