Trading up: Coolmore, Carrigaline, €340,000

This four-bed, 2,000 sq ft bungalow at Coolmore, between Carrigaline and Currabinny in Cork’s harbour area, is a fine home for a family.

But its 0.51-acre site makes it stand-out: not only are there very attractive gardens, with mature trees, including copper beeches, but there may even be site potential for a further build.

So says estate agent, Steven Browne, who has recently taken on the Sherry FitzGerald O’Donovan Carrigaline office, and who prices this very well-kept, 28-year old, single-storey home at €340,000.