Trading Up: Ballincollig, Cork €475,000

Listed at €475,000 with agent Norma Healy of Sherry FitzGerald, the 1,650 sq ft No 10 The Vale is one of 14 similar homes in a cul de sac, in the larger O’Brien and O’Flynn development, where the bulk of homes are four-bed semis.
“Buyers at the time were offered the choice of a fourth bedroom, built over the kitchen, for about an extra €5,000 and most of them opted for that, getting four-bed semis of about 1,300 sq ft, but there are a few three-bed semis scattered about too,” notes Ms Healy.