Starter Homes: Properties across Munster on the market from €170k

First-time buyers can choose from homes across Kenmare, Midleton and Cork city, writes Trish Dromey

No 2, Crossroads, Gortagass, Kenmare

Kenmare, Co Kerry
€170,000
Size	58 sq m (624 sq ft)
Bedrooms	1
Bathrooms	1
BER	C1

Cute holiday cottages can be expensive and inexpensive ones can often be uninhabitable. But this is not the case for Cottage No 2 Crossroads, Gortgass near Kenmare which just came on the market with a guide of €170,000.

A mid-terrace one bed cottage located on the main Kilgarvan/ Kenmare road, it’s been attractively upgraded as a holiday rental.

Elaine Daly of Sherry FitzGerald Daly Kenmare says the 1800s built property was brought out of dereliction by previous owners in 2018 and further upgraded by current owners who have fitted triple glazing and smart electric heaters since buying it in 2020.

There’s 58 sq metres of accommodation including a sitting room with a huge stone fireplace and a timber beamed ceiling. An archway at the rear opens into a kitchen/diner extension which has white granite topped units and a roof-light.

Off the kitchen there’s a utility / shower room and upstairs there’s a prettily presented bedroom. At the rear, there’s a 25 sq metre patio garden with a wood shed.

The front door which opens onto a main road isn’t in use and the property is entered through the kitchen door at the rear.

VERDICT: Affordable and cute.

Evergreen Road, Cork city
€265,000
Size	90 sq m
Bedrooms	2
Bathrooms	1
BER	B3

This renovated two-bed mid terrace redbrick house at 28 Maiville Terrace will attract first-time buyers with an affordable guide price and upgraded BER.

Amy Cross of Behan, Irwin & Gosling says the location — within a 20-minute walk from the city — is also a selling point. “It’s well maintained,” she adds.

Accommodation includes a living room with a fireplace and a stove, an open plan kitchen dining room with shaker style units and a skylight as well as two bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs.

VERDICT: Should attract both young couples and investors.

Midleton, Co Cork
€345,000
Size	113 sq m (1,216 sq ft)
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	3
BER	C1

Refreshed and repainted for sale, this three-bed semi at 17 Woodberry Heights, Castleredmond in Midleton will suit an East Cork buyer in search of a first home.

Guiding at €345,000, it’s a former rental property which is on the market with Cronin Wall auctioneers who say it’s a well-located house in ready to move into condition.

“It’s been repainted throughout in recent weeks and has new carpets and kitchen appliances,” says auctioneer Shay Cronin noting that the 2004-built house has gas heating, double-glazed windows and a C1 BER. 

Slightly larger than the average three-bed semi, it has 113 sq metres of living space which includes a front sitting room with a fireplace and a bay window as well as an L-shaped kitchen diner with white fitted units. There’s also a separate dining room, a small utility room as well as a guest WC which is located off the hallway.

The upstairs has a bathroom and three bedrooms including one at the rear with an en suite and views of the countryside. At the front there’s a driveway and at the rear a garden with a concrete patio and a lawn.

The Woodberry Heights estate is located around two km from Midleton town centre “It’s a very popular development which is within easy reach of schools, shops, restaurants and sporting facilities,” says Mr Cronin.