Trading up: Courtmacsherry, Cork, €420,000

You’ll never go hungry at Beach View, in scenic Courtmacsherry.

Size: 95 sq m (1,020 sq ft) 

Bathrooms: 1 

Bedrooms: 3 

BER: N/A

Not only is the village well provided for with victuals and freshly-landed fish, it is also home at weekends to Irish Masterchef winner Diana Dodog’s gourmet cuisine takeaway van.

The Hungarian-born chef is a just one of the diverse arrivals in this harbour setting, and now Beach View — which looks out on the water and on Ms Dodog’s van on weekends — is another.

Estate agent Martin Kelleher has just floated this modest-sized bungalow on a fantastic, well-maintained, and productive half acre site in time for the May bank holiday weekend, and he guides at €420,000.

It’s a three-bed, but it could certainly be extended in any direction and it’s most likely to be bought as full-time residence, as a retirement home, or a commute option, as it’s less than hour from Cork city and its airport.

It’s got uninterrupted bay views, especially from its sunny front patio, and is near beaches, the village with its bar and cafes and shop, pier, boat moorings, and walks, including one back to Timoleague, and over along Seven Head and woods too.

VERDICT: All this, and a Masterchef on the doorstep?!