Starter home: Tower, Cork €220,000

There are two sources of viewing interest being shown in this clean, modern Tower, Co Cork, bungalow, and they are more or less at far ends of the age scale.

Size: 88 sq m (950 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 2

BER: C3

Best Feature: Convenience

First up, No 16 Laureston is catching the eye of firs-time buyers and starters-out at its €220,000 asking price; many of those are in good IT jobs in places like ever-expanding Apple with offices in Hollyhill and the city centre, as well as being accessible to spots like Ballincollig, and its major IT employers like EMc and VmWare.

But, also looking at it are a few older viewers, keen on its bungalow status, with three ground floor bedrooms, one of which is in a rear extension complete with walk-in shower/bathroom which, handily, is also wheelchair accessible.

The 950 sq ft home is semi-detached and about 20 years old, on the edge of Tower village by the old Kerry road, a 20-minute commute from Cork city, with good services locally and at Blarney.

No 16 has a floored attic, used occasionally for home office use and which is accessed by a pull-down stairs, while there’s also a detached garage to the side.

It has just come under offer late this week with estate agent Fiona Waldron of Jeremy Murphy & Associates who says the Laureston address ticks lots of boxes: it’s accessible, and is a quiet, and very popular development.

No 16’s got a walled-in corner site with mature trees by a green, and is in very good condition to boot, with C3 BER, gas central heating, alarm, and IT connections.

VERDICT: Wide appeal, and now out of the traps under offer.