What you can get for €700,000

Address: 37 Temple Hall, Mount Saint Annes, Milltown, D6 Agent: Savills

This bright three-bedroom apartment is on the fourth floor of a block in Mount Saint Annes. The 158sq m (1,704sq ft) apartment has two livingrooms with a kitchen and utility between, making for a flexible space. Two of the three bedrooms are en suite. There is a long balcony accessed through large glazed doors from living and bedrooms. BER: B2

Plus:Beautifully decorated, well-designed dual-aspect home with views to Dublin mountains

Minus: While the grounds are "well manicured", the scenery, comprising curtailed nature and other apartment blocks is unexciting.

Address: The Mill, Nohoval, Belgooly, Co Cork Agent: Savills

This head-turning Mill House was built in the 1840s and renovated in 1995. The former flour mill is now a 223sq m (2,400sq ft) home filled with original character. It’s reached via a tree-lined avenue with stone stairs sweeping into the accommodation. Downstairs are a wc, dining room and kitchen, with Aga and Belfast sink. The sitting room is on the first floor with French windows to a patio, pond and lawn. There is a bathroom at this level along with two bedrooms. There are four bedrooms on upper levels, one with en suite. BER: exempt.

Plus: Access to a private beach and a stream runs through the land.

Minus: Built beautifully for its time with thick walls and small openings to guard against the elements. Windows could be larger.