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price comparison

What else could I get for… around €500,000?

We take a look at what your money will get you across the country.

Cork

This detached four-bedroom home in Ballincollig, Co Cork is on a large corner site in the Greenfields development.

The house comprises a kitchen/dining room with hand-painted solid pine units and integrated appliances, a family room with French doors to the garden, a living room, utility room and guest bathroom downstairs. Upstairs there are three double bedrooms and a single bedroom currently used as an office. The house has both south and west-facing gardens which offer potential for extending the home, pending planning approval.

It’s on the market for €455,000.

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Wicklow

This detached three-bedroom house in Greystones, Co Wicklow is close to a number of secondary and primary schools in the area.

The house has an open plan kitchen/dining room, living room with gas fire, utility room, three double bedrooms of which one is en suite, and an attic conversion. Greystones village is close by and has many restaurants and other amenities.

It’s on the market for €549,000.

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Dublin

There are three two-bedroom apartments available in this Clontarf, Dublin complex.

The apartment complex has underground parking, secure storage rooms, landscaped gardens and water features. The apartments themselves have fully-fitted high gloss Kube kitchens with integrated appliances, and built-in wardrobes to all bedrooms. There is balcony access from the living rooms and some of the bedrooms. The complex won the House Building Project of the Year 2015 Award at the Irish Building and Design Awards.

They are on the market for €470,000 each.

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Kerry

This detached four-bedroom, three-storey home in Killarney, Co Kerry is part of a residential development 100 metres from Killarney House.

The architect-designed house was built with energy-efficient technology. It has triple-glazed windows, geothermal central heating and hot water supply and a BER rating of A. The house has a large sitting room, kitchen/dining room and guest bathroom on the ground floor; a master bedroom and second bedroom on the first floor; and the final two bedrooms, both en suite with walk-in wardrobes, on the second floor.

It’s on the market for €550,000.

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