Take five @ around €495,000

Property Team First Options is seeking €495,000 for 48 Rushbrook, a four-bedroom detached house at Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. …

Property Team First Options is seeking €495,000 for 48 Rushbrook, a four-bedroom detached house at Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. Kate McMorrow finds properties at a similar price in France, South Africa, Portugal and Croatia.

SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape

Overlooking Milnerton Golf Course with views of Table Mountain, a five-bedroom, four-bathroom thatched house on a large mature garden with a swimming pool. Close to the beach in this popular resort

Price: €490,000

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Agent: Pam Golding International 0044 207 824 9088

FRANCE: Poitou Charente

Near Champagne Mouton, a fastidiously restored five-bedroom farmhouse on three acres. Flagged floors, original fireplace, beams, vine over the door and painted shutters. Also a pool, magnificent gardens and two huge barns

Price: €496,800

Agent: Charente Property 0033 545 85 57 65

CROATIA: Zadar

A four-bedroom seaside villa on the water's edge at Paklenica, a national park area 25 km from Zadar Airport and 100 km from Split. Exposed stone walls and open fireplaces, two bathrooms, four terraces, two-car garage and a private pier

Price: €500,000

Agent: Adriatic Riviera 01 8215025

PORTUGAL: Western Algarve

A pretty three-bedroom villa on the Serra e Mar estate near Portimao and about 75 km from Faro Airport. Around 196 sq m (2,110 sq ft) of living space and very private, with a garage, pool barbecue and shaded terraces

Price: €500,000

Agent: Hamptons International 00351 282 789 336