Starter Homes: Four Cork homes on the market for less than €350,000

Properties in Rathcormac, St Luke's, Glanmire and Skehard Road

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025 - 00:05

Trish Dromey

Rathcormac, Co Cork
€350,000
Size	107 sq m ( 1,158 sq ft)
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	3
BER	B3

Now that its guide has been reduced to €350,000, 70a Pairc An Oir in Rathcormac may very well be the most affordably priced detached three-bed estate house available anywhere in Cork county.

“We put it on at €385,000 two weeks ago but the owner decided to reduce the price for a quick sale,’’ reveals Michelle Kenneally of DNG O’Connor Finn who believes this represents exceptionally good value.

Built in 2005, it’s a well-maintained property with 107 sq metres of living space and a B3 BER. Overlooking a green area at the front, it’s one of a very small number of detached houses in the Pairc on Oir development.

Downstairs it has a timber floored living nr room with a fireplace and a bay window as well as a kitchen /diner with shaker style units. There’s also a small unity and a guest WC, while the upstairs has a bathroom and three bedrooms, including one en suite.

The house has parking at the front and a good-sized garden with a patio, a lawned area and a shed at the rear.

Situated half a kilometre from amenities in Rathcormac village, it’s within a 20 minute minute drive from the Dunkettle Roundabout.

Ms Kenneally says interest has picked up considerably due to the price reduction.

The most recent sale in Pairc an Oir was of a three-bed semi at No 7 which sold for €335,000 in August.

VERDICT: Modern with good space, this could make a young couple very happy.

St Luke’s, Cork city
€245,000
Size	60 sq m (645 sq ft)
Bedrooms	2
Bathrooms	2
BER	C3

Situated in the basement of a three-storey Victorian terraced house, Apartment 1, 1 Alexandra Place in St Luke’s has higher ceilings and more character than you would get in a modern apartment.

Located off Alexandra Road within a 15-minute walk from the city centre, it’s a basement apartment in the first house in an 1860s-built terrace of seven properties which still share an entrance and a communal front garden.

The house, like many period homes in this part of the city, was turned into five apartments many years ago.

The €245,000 guide is affordable and the location, within a short walk from the city centre, is very central, says Aine McLoughlin of AML Property Services explaining that the two-bed 60 sq metre apartment has been upgraded over the years and is very well maintained.

“It has charm and original features as well modern kitchen units, gas central heating and a C3 BER,’’ she adds.

Accessed by a set of steps leading down from the front, it has a carpeted living room with a large window, cornicing, a fireplace and an archway leading into a kitchenette. To the rear it has a bathroom and two bedrooms including one en suite.

“The apartment has a private terrace at the rear and at the front has access to a communal garden and parking,’’ says Ms McLoughlin.

Apartments in subdivided period properties are now quite rare to the market. The last recorded sale in Alexandra Place was of the top floor apartment in No 1 which sold for €260,000 in 2023.

VERDICT: An affordable and slightly unusual option for a buyer looking for a centrally located property.

Skehard Road, Cork
€230,000
Size	52 sq m (600 sq ft)
Bedrooms	1
Bathrooms	1
BER	B2

With a guide of €230,000, this one-bed ground-floor apartment at 35 Brickfields on Skehard Road is easily one of the most affordable properties available in the Blackrock area.

Situated in a distinctive modern mid-2000s built development, it has 52 sq metres of living space and a B2 BER rating. Internally it has kitchen/dining/ living space with fitted units as well as a bedroom and a bathroom.

“It’s a well-maintained property in a popular location and offers easy access to the city centre, Douglas and Mahon Point,’’ says Samantha Rowden of Behan Irwin & Gosling who is getting interest from both first-time buyers and investors.

VERDICT: Small, but very affordable and the location is sought after.

Glanmire, Co Cork
€315,000
Size	86 sq m ( 925 sq ft)
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	2
BER	C2

The €315,000 guide price on this three-bed house at 47 Heathevue in Glanmire could look very attractive to first time buyers.

So says Garry O’Donnell of ERA Downey McCarthy the selling agent for the mid-terrace 2000-built property. A 82 sq metre house, it has a living room, a kitchen/ diner, a bathroom and three bedrooms ( one en suite).