Starter Homes: Four Cork properties on the market from €265k

First-time buyers can choose from homes across Kinsale, Rochestown, Ovens and Carrigtwohill, writes Trish Dromey

Mon, 04 Dec, 2023 - 10:03

Trish Dromey

Rochestown, Cork city
€325,000
Size	81 sq m (871 sq ft)
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	2
BER	C3

A young couple hoping to get in some last minute house hunting before Christmas may be interested in viewing No 34 Delford Drive on Rochestown Road.

New to the market with a guide of €325,000, it’s a 1990s built three- bed semi with 81 sq metres of living space and a C3 BER.

Terence O’Leary of Murray Browne auctioneers says it’s a well maintained property which has been owner occupied. In the last year it has been modernised with high gloss white kitchen units and a new bathroom,’’ he reveals.

At ground level there’s a sitting room with a fireplace, a guest WC and a kitchen/diner with white gloss units including a breakfast counter On the upper level there’s an upgraded bathroom and three bedrooms, two doubles and a single.

Situated in a cul de sac near a green area, the property has a driveway with a parking space at the front and an enclosed garden with a lawned area and a patio at the rear.

“It’s in a prime location off the Rochestown Road and is within a short stroll from Douglas village and the Rochestown Park Hotel ’’ says Mr O’Leary who is expecting strong first time buyer interest. As it hasn’t been rented and isn’t subject to a rent cap, he thinks it might also appeal to investors.

VERDICT: One of just a tiny number of three-bed semis listed for sale in Rochestown – it might make some first time buyer’s Christmas very happy.

Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork
€265,000
Size	88 sq m (950 sq ft)
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	3
BER	B3

The B3 BER rating and the affordable €265,000 guide price on this three- bed townhouse at 6 Faoin Tuath, Cul Ard, Carrigtwohill are making it look very attractive to young couples.

That’s according to Kyle Kennedy of Hegarty Properties who points out that, owing to its BER, the well maintained 2006 built house is eligible for a Green Mortgage.

VERDICT: Likely to attract viewing from employees working in multinational companies in Carrigtwohill.

Kinsale, Co. Cork
€335,000
Size	90 sq m (970 sq ft)
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	3
BER	Pending

At the lower end of the very expensive Kinsale property market, No 20 The Orchards is a modern three-bed semi with a guide of €335,000.

Selling agent Bowe auctioneers says the 2006 built house, located a little over one km from the town centre, is a well maintained family home with 90 sq metres of living space.

In recent years the owners have put in a 14 sq metre steel tech shed in the garden which is used as a home office/ play area/ music room.

At the front the house has a timber floored lounge with a fireplace and, at the rear, a kitchen diner with white high gloss units. Under the stairs there’s a guest WC while the first floor has a bathroom and three bedrooms including one en suite. Fitted with oil fired central heating, the house doesn’t yet have a BER Cert.

Situated in a cul de sac, the property has parking space for two cars at the front and a low maintenance split level patio garden with a garden room at the rear.

The estate in Ballincubby is located a little less than three km from the beach at Castlepark and a little over four from Sandycove.

Auctioneer Brendan Bowe expects the house to prove attractive to both first time buyers and downsizers and believes that, as it hasn’t been rented before, it may also appeal to investors.

The most recent sale in The Orchards was of No 5 which sold for €310,000 in April this year while in February, No 22 sold for €320,000 and No 29 for €307,000.

VERDICT: One of the most affordable residential options currently available in Kinsale.