Address: 4 Lakelands Crescent, Stillorgan, Co Dublin
Agent: DNG
This four-bed, 126sq m (1,356sq ft) semi-detached house has an open-plan living/dining room (with fireplace) and kitchen/breakfastroom at ground level, as well as a garage and toilet. On the first floor are three bedrooms (one with a basin) and a bathroom. There is parking to the front and a garden with lawn, shrubs and trees at the back. BER: E
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Plus: Generous gardens front and back
Minus: Decor needs an update
Address: Gearagh House, Gearagh, Rossmore, Clonakilty, Co Cork
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald O’Neill West Cork
Built by Lord Bandon in about 1840, this former Church of Ireland school has been converted into a four-bedroom, 362sq m (3,897sq ft) house. Gearagh House, which sits on an acre of land, has a stone facade, neo-Gothic windows and period oak stairs. Downstairs is a dining room, living room, conservatory, study and kitchen. There are four bedrooms upstairs with en suites. It is four miles from Clonakilty town. BER: F
Plus: Solar panels (in the garden)
Minus: The dining room is separated from the kitchen by a living room