Starter home: Ballincollig, Co Cork €175,000

No 129 Leslie’s Arch in Ballincollig is quite unusual for an apartment in having both a back and a front garden.

Size: 51 sq m (550 sq ft) 

Bathrooms: 1 

Bedrooms: 1 

BER: C2

The ground floor property has 550 sq ft of living space, it has an open plan living/dining area with a small kitchenette as well as a bathroom and one bedroom,and agents Sherry FitzGerald guide at €175,000

The front garden is cobble locked and the garden at the rear is graveled.

VERDICT: an apartment with garden space can be hard to find.