Trading up: Rosscarbery, Cork, €229,000

A good bit of cheerful modernising has gone into the home upgrades at Sea Heights, Ahaglaslin, a four-bed detached bungalow on an elevated site above Owenahincha, near Rosscarbery in west Cork.

A simple, stand-out example is the splashback in the refitted kitchen, where the owners opted for fiery red splashback ‘subway’ or metro-style tiling, a marked contrast to the white kitchen units.

Sea Heights is listed with Clonakilty-based estate agent Ray O’Neill of Sherry FitzGerald O’Neill, and he seeks offers of around €229,000 for this coastal buy, with great bay and Galley Head/lighthouse views, within a walk of the two Owenahincha beaches and shop.