Four first-time buys from Dublin to Westport
Capital: €380,000
ADDRESS: 11 Grange Park Crescent, Raheny, Dublin 5. BEDROOMS: three. SIZE: 101sq m (1,087sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: bus, Dart. STAMP DUTY: €11,400. AGENT: Gunne Residential. WEB: www.gunne.ie.
DESCRIPTION: recessed lighting, understairs storage, livingroom and diningroom with timber floors. Decked rear garden. Fitted kitchen. Spiral staircase to attic. Jacuzzi in bathroom.
Commute: €350,000
ADDRESS: Hyde Park, Killucan, Co Westmeath. BEDROOMS: three. SIZE: 149sq m (1,600sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: none. STAMP DUTY: €10,500. AGENT: Tom Fox. WEB: www.tomfoxauctioneer.ie.
DESCRIPTION: on two acres, with two loose boxes, it has a kitchen/diningroom, sittingroom, lounge, utility and bathroom. Tiled floor, solid timber units, integrated appliances. Oil-fired central hearing and fitted wardrobes.
Countrywide: €317,500
ADDRESS: 5 Castleview, Castleconnell, Limerick. BEDROOMS: five. SIZE: 164sq m (1,765sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: bus. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Sherry Fitzgerald O'Malley. WEB: www.sherryfitz.ie.
DESCRIPTION: detached house close to Castleconnell village with a livingroom, familyroom, kitchen, diningroom and utility room. The main bedroom is en suite. Front lawn and large rear garden.
Country: €270,000
ADDRESS: Culleen, Killsallagh, Westport. BEDROOMS: four. SIZE: 143sq m (1,539sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: none. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Sherry FitzGerald O'Toole. WEB: www.sherryfitz.ie.
DESCRIPTION: detached house built in Scandinavian-style timber frame on 0.75 acres. On the southside of Clew Bay it is thermally efficient, has underfloor heating, triple glazing, a livingroom, kitchen, pantry, utility room, bathroom and shower room.
