Starter home: Glanmire, Co Cork €150,000

With a guide of €150,000, this two-bed terraced house The Sidings at 3 Factory Hill in Glanmire will suit either a first-time buyer or an investor.

Size: 57 sq m (621 sq ft) 

Bathrooms: 1 

Bedrooms: 2 

BER: F

Selling agent Gillian McDonnell of Sherry FitzGerald says the house has oodles of potential and is within a short walking distance of Little Island railway station.

It has 621 sq ft of living space which includes a living room, a dining room, a kitchen and a shower room on ground level and two upstairs bedrooms.

VERDICT: Convenient commuting distance to Cork city