Trading up: Glounthaune, Cork €220,000

The existing cottage is the least part of the package offered here at Annmount, Glounthaune, a few miles east of Cork city, and a few minutes walk to the community’s regular commuter rail station on the Midleton line.

It’s all about the site, in this instance, a half acre, slightly elevated above the village, with lots of sun thanks to its tilt towards the south.

In addition, it’s got lots of road frontage, in a pivotal position by the Annmount hill junction in Glounthaune, It’s a new listing with agent Michael O’Donovan of Savills, and he guides at €220,000, noting the existing cottage-style bungalow needs full restoration: currently, it has a porch entrance leading into a living room, a small kitchen/diner and three compact bedrooms.