Starter home: Crosshaven, Co Cork, €195,000

This well-kept two-bed townhouse in the popular Brightwater development in Crosshaven is certain to attract first-time buyer attention.

Size: 71 sq m (764 sq ft) 

Bathrooms: 2 

Bedrooms: 2 

BER: C1

Well looked after by its owner, who bought it new in 2006, No 35 Brightwater is a 764 sq ft house with a guide of €195,000.

Accommodation includes a tiled kitchen/dining room at the front with modern units and an archway leading in to timber floored living room at the rear.

Upstairs there’s a bathroom and two bedrooms, including one en suite.

Listing the selling points, Peter Skuse of Cahalane Skuse auctioneers says it’s affordable, tastefully decorated and within a five minute walk from the village.

VERDICT: A ready to move in to starter home in a popular estate