Sleaveen East, Macroom, €225,000

Unlived in for a while and needing TLC and a top-up for comfort and style, this Macroom home is still well worth a view — and a view from.

Set high above Macroom at Sleaveen East, it’s still only 600 metres from town (the Sleaveen Road is a straight run down to the Square) and its main schools, and the area’s one of Macroom’s most sought-after: but, homes up on high here only rarely come up for sale.

They’re family buys for life, says estate agent Tom Heffernan, who adds this split-level four-bed needs quite the full refurb but “can truly become one of the most coveted properties in the area.”