Trading Up: Clonakilty, West Cork , €345,000

You have Ireland’s top-ranked beach just out along the road from this West Cork bungalow, newly up for sale on the Youghals Road, on the edge of Clonakilty town.

The glorious beach and dunes was voted Ireland’s favourite just last month, by international visitors, according to Tripadvisor, and it’s a pleasant stretch along the harbour edge, and over the hill or around the causeway, from that bungalow base.

The town’s an even shorter stroll from the front door of this detached home.

Looking out over water and the tidal estuary section of Clonakilty harbour, running from town to tidal pinch-point by Inchydoney strand, this is a three-bed, single-storey house presented in very good order, says its selling agent Ray O’Neill of Sherry FitzGerald O’Neill.

He guides the home above the Youghals Road and just beyond the Model Railway Village at €345,000, and says it’s modern, built to a high standard and has scope to extend upwards into the attic area if a new owner wanted to.

As it stands, it has a bright 17’ by 12’ living room to the front, left of the hall with views towards the water over gardens, as do two of the three bedrooms, with the en suite master bed in the opposite corner.

Behind is a similar sized modern kitchen, with double aspect and sliding doors to a graveled side drive.

There’s also a utility, and main bathroom, and 1,240 sq ft in all, so good for a range of buyers, including relocaters.

VERDICT: Located between town and top beach.

Size: 115 sqm (1,240 sq ft)

Bathrooms: 2

Bedrooms: 3

BER: C3