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Take 4: Homes for every budget

Here is our pick of properties from €250k… up to €1 million.

Listings sourced from Daft.ie

GETTING INTO THE property market can be a daunting experience. Here we make it easy and bring you four of the best properties on the market around the country this week.

Under €250,000

Monkstown, Co Dublin – €220,000

This one-bedroom in the south Dublin area of Monkstown has a lot to recommend it as a home for a single person or a couple. It comes onto the market with a number of desirable additional features including a west-facing patio, an open fireplace and access to the grounds of its surrounding development.

Located just off of the Monkstown Road, Dún Laoghaire pier is a 15 minute walk away and both Seapoint and Monkstown DART stations are within walking distance giving good access to the centre of Dublin.

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Under €500,000

Glanmire, Co Cork – €500,000

Built in 2005, this house is unusual for one of its size in that it has been designed to conserve energy. With a BER rating of B3, potential buyers would have little difficulty heating their new home. Bonus features include a bespoke hand-crafted kitchen, an underfloor heating system throughout and a Victorian standalone bath.

Its location puts the property a short walk away from Watergrasshill village and around a 30 minute drive from Cork city.

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Under €750,000

Clane, Co Kildare – €695,000

Built in the surrounds of the Kildare countryside, this home has five bedrooms and more than 3,000 sq. ft. of floor space. Its outside is covered in a natural stone facade and it is surrounded by landscaped gardens and has its own detached two-car garage.

Inside the property has a number of highly desirable features, including an open-plan downstairs area which looks out onto its garden, a master bedroom that comes with a large bath in its en-suite and underfloor heating throughout.

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Under €1 million

Clontarf, Dublin – €920,000

This period home in Clontarf comes onto the market in good condition although anyone looking to move in would probably want to update much of its interior. The house looks out over the Howth Peninsula to the east and across to Bull Island to the south east.

Desirable features include original fireplaces in all of the property’s bedrooms and ornate cornicing throughout. Its back garden is completed with a variety of mature shrubbery as well as a seating area looking out to the sea.

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