Starter home: Rochestown, Cork, €235,000

A wedge-shaped, sort of corner site, gives a bit more space for any future extension or side add-on at well-kept three-bed semi-d at 61 The Grove.

Set in the 1980s-developed Delford Drive off Cork’s Rochestown Road, this home has a €235,000 asking price with Lawrence Sweeney of Savills, who says it’s in excellent condition decoratively, with a sunny, west-facing back garden.There’s an appeal to a wide mix, including first time buyers, he adds.

VERDICT : Edge of Douglas setting is a bonus.