What will €550,000 buy?

TOWN (Above)
Address: 147 Glenvara Park, Knocklyon, Dublin 16

Agent: Castle Estate Agents

This four-bedroom, semi-detached house with garage has been extended to the rear by it owners. Downstairs are two living rooms and a kitchen-diningroom. The living spaces open to the garden which has a patio beside the house and lawn beyond. There is also a garden to the front. Upstairs are four bedrooms and a bathroom. Firhouse shopping centre is in comfortable walking distance. BER: D2.

Plus: It is on a corner site with plenty of greenery to look out on

Minus: It needs an update – the salmon walls, shiny vinyl paper and patterned carpets are a niche taste at this stage

COUNTRY

Address: Richview, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny

Agent: O'Keeffe Auctioneers

On an acre (0.4 hectares) of land, this five-bedroom Georgian house has intact original features. Its 409sq m (4,400sq ft) includes three reception rooms, a kitchen and utility. Upstairs are five bedrooms (one en suite) and a bathroom. It was built for John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde, who married Lady Frances Susan Elizabeth Wandesford. The faces of John and two of their children are depicted on the drawingroom ceiling. BER: F.

Plus: Beautiful house built by 17th Earl of Ormonde and later owned by President Douglas Hyde's family

Minus: Needs an overhaul – some of the decor has seen better days