Four first-time buys from Kilbarrack to Edenderry
Capital: €295,000
ADDRESS: 11 Briarfield Road, Kilbarrack, Dublin 5. BEDROOMS: three. SIZE: 80sq m (861 sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: bus, Dart. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Gunne Residential. WEB: www.gunne.ie.
DESCRIPTION: well maintained house with a shared side entrance and a large west-facing back garden. Close to Kilbarrack Dart Station, it has a fitted kitchen and dining area, and a livingroom with solid wood flooring and double doors to the rear garden.
Commute: €185,000
ADDRESS: 17 Cyprian Avenue, The Hollands, Athy, Co Kildare. BEDROOMS: three. SIZE: 91sq m (980 sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: train. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: DNG Dowling Fitzsimons. WEB: www.dng.ie.
DESCRIPTION: a five-minute walk from the train station, this house is on a cul-de-sac and has a large south-facing rear garden. It has a hall, kitchen/breakfast room, guest toilet, and sittingroom. Upstairs the main bedroom is en suite. Close to shops and amenities.
Countrywide: €220,000
ADDRESS: 2 Main Street, Portarlington. BEDROOMS: three. SIZE: 111sq m (1,200sq ft). PARKING: no. LINKS: train. STAMP DUTY:none. AGENT: ERA Killally Connor. WEB: www.eraireland.ie.
DESCRIPTION: stylish 1930s semi-detached house with a mix of contemporary and period features. The house has the original cast-iron fireplaces in some rooms. It has a sittingroom with a sandstone fireplace and high ceiling and a modern fitted kitchen. A walled-in courtyard garden has a storage shed and downstairs toilet.
Country: €280,000
ADDRESS: Ballinakill, Edenderry, Co Offaly. BEDROOMS: three. SIZE: 111sq m (1,200sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: no. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Remax Property Services. WEB: www.remax-ireland.com.
DESCRIPTION: farmhouse on three acres. Located 2.5 miles from Edenderry, and surrounded by mature trees. Includes a number of outhouses totalling 37sq m (400sq ft). Sittingroom, diningroom and bedrooms have wooden floors. Oil and solid fuel heating system.
