Starter home: Ballymacoda, Co Cork €155,000

Size: 93 sq m (1,000 sq ft) 

Bathrooms: 3 

Bedrooms: 3 

BER: C2

For an asking price of €155,000, the owners of this three-bed semi at Ballymacoda in east Cork are willing to throw in all the contents including a 42-inch TV as well as a trampoline and a playhouse.

Selling agents Colbert Auctioneers say that 17 Gleann Buí is a modern, well kept 1,000 sq ft family home which offers really good value at this price.

Accommodation includes a sitting room, a kitchen/diner, a guest WC, a bathroom, and three bedrooms including one en suite.

VERDICT: Could make first-time buying really easy.