Starter Homes: Four Cork homes on the market for less than €325,000

Properties in Crosshaven, Bandon Road, Mount Oval and Richmond Hill.

9 Shandon Court, Richmond Hill, Cork. On the market for €270,000.

Mount Oval, Cork
€320,000
Size	70 sq m (753 sq ft)
Bedrooms	2
Bathrooms	2
BER	B3

The residential popularity of Mount Oval in Rochestown means that the smaller, more affordable properties in the development, such as 8 Rowan Hill, tend to be sought after by both downsizers and first-time buyers.

A two-bed mid terrace house with a guide of €320,000, it has, according to Der O’Riordan of Barry Auctioneers, already been getting very good attention from both types of buyers.

“Its current owner is a downsizer who has kept it in perfect order,” he reveals, adding that the 2006-built property has 70 sq ft of living space, a B3 BER and a designated parking space.

Downstairs accommodation includes a kitchen with gloss units as well as a carpeted sitting room with a fireplace. Off the hallway, there’s a guest WC, while upstairs has a bathroom and two carpeted bedrooms with built-in wardrobes. The house has a small railed patio area at the front and an enclosed garden with a patio and a shed.

Located in a cul-de-sac which has ample residents' parking, the property is within a ten-minute drive from both Douglas village and Mahon Point Shopping Centre and also offers easy access to the South Link Road network.

The Property Price Register shows the house next to this one, No 9, a three-bed end of terrace, selling for €35,000 above its €365,000 guide in December 2024. More recently, in August last year, No. 18, another two-bed mid-terrace house, sold for €336,000.

VERDICT: A popular choice.

Crosshaven, Co Cork
€275,000
Size	72 sq m
Bedrooms	2
Bathrooms	2
BER	C2

The €275,000 guide price on this two-bed apartment at 2 Brightwater House makes it the most affordable property currently on offer in the seaside village of Crosshaven.

Part of a 2005-built complex consisting of four first floor apartments and a ground floor commercial unit ( which used to be a creche), it’s listed with Scott O’Sullivan of Sherry FitzGerald Cork who says the owners have rented it out since moving to Australia but have now decided to sell.

“It’s a well-maintained and well-presented property within a short walking distance of amenities, such as shops, churches, sports clubs and the award-winning Cronin's pub.”

Offering 72 sq metres of living space, it has an open plan kitchen/dining/living area with cream fitted units and a set of double doors opening onto a balcony.

In addition to this, there’s a bathroom and two bedrooms, including an en suite one at the rear with a window overlooking Crosshaven’s community garden.

The development which has communal parking, is just a five-minute walk from Crosshaven square and waterfront.

Recent apartment sales in Crosshaven include that of No 2 Brightwater, a larger three-bed ground-floor apartment, which, coincidentally, was also sold by Mr O’Sullivan and fetched €355,000.

“We got a lot of interest from first-time buyers and downsizers and are expecting the same types of buyers to come and look at this one,’’ he says, noting that apartments are in short supply in Crosshaven.

That there is a high level of interest can be seen from the fact that this property secured a bid of its guide price on the first day it was advertised.

VERDICT: Affordable, modern and close to the seaside.

Richmond Hill, Cork city
€270,000
Size	63 sq m (678 sq ft)
Bedrooms	2
Bathrooms	1
BER	C2

You can walk from 9 Shandon Court on Richmond Hill to St Patrick’s Bridge in just ten minutes.

“It’s a great location for people working in the city centre,’’ says Adrianna Hegarty of Hegarty Property, the selling agent for the two-bed 1980s-built mid-terrace house. 

Guiding at €270,000, it’s a former rental property which is in need of some upgrading and redecoration.

There’s 63 sq metres of living space, which includes a parquet floored sitting room and a kitchen as well as a bathroom and two bedrooms, including one at the front with city views. Outside, it has a driveway and a back garden. 

VERDICT: Affordable and convenient to the city centre

Bandon Road, Cork
€250,000
Size	73 sq m (785 sq ft)
Bedrooms	2
Bathrooms	1
BER	D2

 

A two/ three-bed, mid-terrace house with a guide of €250,000, No 63 Bandon Road, is close enough to UCC to attract investors and parents looking to buy a property near the college. 

“It doesn’t have a rent cap and is located within a ten-minute walk from UCC,’’ says John Moynihan of Sherry FitzGerald Cork, noting that it does need modernisation and upgrading.

Accommodation includes two living rooms, a kitchenette and a bathroom as well as two bedrooms. 

VERDICT: There’s always a demand for properties in this part of the city.