Four first-time buys

Four prime examples of first time buys from Dublin to Knocknagoshel, compiled by Edel Morgan

Capital: €305,000

ADDRESS: 7 Bargy Road, East Wall, Dublin 3. BEDROOMS: two. SIZE: 66sq m (710sq ft). PARKING: forecourt. LINKS: bus, Dart from Clontarf. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Gunne Residential. WEB: www.Gunne.ie.

DESCRIPTION: mid-terrace two-storey with south-facing rear garden laid in Indian sandstone and a newly fitted kitchen and bathroom. Upstairs there is an original fireplace in one bedroom and original wooden floors in the other.

Commute: €320,000

ADDRESS: 67 Belfry Drive, Dundalk, Co Louth. BEDROOMS: four. SIZE: 135sq m (1,456sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: train and bus. STAMP DUTY: €9,600. AGENT: Lavelle Auctioneers. WEB: www.michael-lavelle.com.

DESCRIPTION: on the Alphonsus Road, this well presented detached townhouse has a lounge with timber floor and fireplace and with double doors to a kitchen with a handmade Shaker-style kitchen. Study, rear garden. Utility room and en suite main bedroom.

Countrywide: €190,000

ADDRESS: 18 Barley Court, Castlebridge, Co Wexford. BEDROOMS: three. SIZE: 106sq m (1,140sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: five minutes from bus and train service in Wexford. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Kehoe & Associates. WEB: www.kehoeproperty.com.

DESCRIPTION: Barley Court is a mid-terrace property with entrance hall with laminate floor and understairs storage, sittingroom, diningroom, kitchen with oak units and the main bedroom is en suite. Decked veranda to front and balcony off main bedroom.

Country: €170,000

ADDRESS: Meenganaire, Knocknagoshel, Co Kerry. BEDROOMS: three. SIZE: 107.5sq m (1,160sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: none. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Stack & Co Auctioneers. WEB: www.propertyfile.net /856.

DESCRIPTION: detached house on quiet cul-de-sac lane with views of rolling hills and woodlands from its elevated 0.5-acre site. It has a kitchen/diningroom, lounge, a study/fourth bedroom and main bathroom. Detached garage. Gardens on three sides.