What will €275,000 buy? A Dublin semi or a Kerry home with sea views

Address: 50 St Peter's Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12

Agent: Prestige Properties

Two-storey, end-of-terrace 97.55sq m (1,050sq ft) house with a sitting room, dining room, kitchen, utility and toilet on the ground floor. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a bathroom. There are gardens front and back. BER: G

Plus: Generously sized windows to the front, a 45t long back garden and the Luas is walkable at about 15 minutes

Minus: Needs an update and the garden is crying out for more plants and less concrete

Address: Leataoibh, Ballyferriter, Kerry

Agent: FitzGerald and Associates

This four-bedroom, 134sq m (1,442sq ft) house is between Ballyferriter (three miles) and Dingle (five miles) and has views of Smerwick harbour. Accommodation includes a living room, dining room, kitchen, utility and shower on the ground floor. Upstairs are four bedrooms and a bathroom. It's on about half an acre with landscaping, mature trees and a garage. BER: E1

Plus: Decorated with flair in a Scandinavian style. Wonderful setting beside a hill with views of the Atlantic

Minus: The new extension could have done more to bring light into the back of the original house: its sloped roof compromises the upper windows