What will €450,000 buy?

Address: 99 Rockford Park, Deansgrange, Co Dublin

Agent: Quillsen (Dún Laoghaire)

This four-bedroom, 117sq m (1,259sq ft) end-of-terrace house has been recently extended front and back and had its kitchen and bathroom remodelled. The kitchen has a dining area, open fire and double-doors to the garden. There is also an en-suite bedroom and living room on this floor. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a bathroom. BER: D2

Plus: Overlooks a green to the front

Minus: One of the bedrooms is on the ground floor and one of the upstairs bedrooms is accessed via another one

Address: Newcastle, Crossabeg, Wexford

Agent: Kearney and Co

Sitting in a two-acre garden and paddock, this 297sq m (3,200sq ft) four-bedroom house has a good relationship with the exterior in a south-facing sunroom off the kitchen/breakfast room. Also on the ground floor are two reception rooms, an office and wet room for hosing down muddy people. There are four bedrooms upstairs, two with en-suites. BER: B3

Plus: Beautifully presented house with lots of natural materials

Minus: There is talk of upgrading the road behind it, which could be disruptive for a while