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What can I get around Ireland right now for... under €500,000?
Our pick of the market nationwide.
THE IRISH PROPERTY market is brimming with excellent brand new builds and beautiful country piles that are looking for new homeowners. With so many high-end options around, it can be easy for our eyes to be bigger than our wallets.
That’s why, each week, we seek out four properties new to the market that stay within a specific price range. This time, we scout out for wonderful homes that keep things below €500,000.
Blessington, Co Wicklow – €465,000
Spread over 2,120 sq ft, no 16 The Avenue is a roomy detached home neutrally decorated with pristine finishes like porcelain tiled flooring, solid oak internal doors and a solid maple kitchen with granite worktops. Upstairs sit five bedrooms, two with en-suite bathrooms, four with fitted wardrobes. A large south-facing garden with a patio area and shed completes the picture.
Part of the Downshire Park development in Blessington, the home faces a large communal green that’s just minutes from the village and all of the essential amenities a new home owner may need.
Bohernabreena, Co Dublin – €475,000
Sitting on Dublin’s southside just a 20-minute drive from the city centre is Epernay, a spacious three-bedroom, two-bathroom home. Inside, the L shaped open-plan kitchen soaks up natural light while the living and dining room spans from the front to back of the home. From the dining area, a patio door leads to generous outdoor space. With a study on the ground floor that could be converted to a bedroom, upstairs you’ll find three more – the master bedroom with a walk-in wardrobe and en-suite bathroom.
Epernay has the advantage of sitting between Knocklyon and Tallaght, so The Square Shopping Centre, as well as Old Bawn Shopping Centre, are all within easy reach. New homeowners also have their pick of primary and secondary schools in these areas. Easy access to the M50 and and bus routes makes for easy commutes.
Enfield, Co Meath – €475,000
A theme of old and new exudes from this four-bed home, combining a build from 1890 with a 2005 extension. Designed by Dublin architect John Dorman, his “zig zag home” is finished wonderfully throughout to create an ideal family home. Spread over 2,314 sq ft, the property sits on a one-acre site that’s surrounded by trees and fields. Inside, there’s an open plan living/kitchen/dining area along with a sunroom, three bathrooms and four bedrooms.
Located in Co Meath, this home is perfect for city commuters who need a break from the busyness of the city. Via the M4, Dublin is about a 30-minute drive away, while the village of Enfield is home to all of the immediate amenities someone may need.
Dunshaughlin, Co Meath – €475,000
In the village of Dunshaughlin sits the Grange Park development, with its first phase comprising 22 large four and five bedroom houses. Striking redbrick facades with limestone window surrounds set the tone for what lies inside. Bright and spacious, the ground floor benefits from 9ft ceilings, while each bedroom comes complete with fitted wardrobes. Parking to the front and a back garden make for ideal family homes.
Close to the Boyne Valley, Dunshaughlin is just 20km from Dublin and close to historical sites and locations like the Hill of Tara, Newgrange, Trim Castle and Kells. The town itself has a host of local amenities with two primary schools and one secondary school.
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