Trading up: Killeens, Cork €490,000

As temperatures and tennis enthusiasm soar during Wimbledon season, a family home with a private tennis court of its own, can expect to attract set viewings.

Belmont House at Killeens, Co Cork, is a redbrick bungalow offering 2,800 sq ft of living space and an acre and a half of gardens in addition to the tennis court.

Built in 1988, it is, according to Michael Downey of ERA Downey McCarthy, the type of family home that’s much in demand “spacious, well maintained, with large gardens... and within a short drive from the city”.