While many of us dream of a big sprawling mansion with spacious grounds and space aplenty, sometimes bigger isn’t always better.
Aside from the added running costs of a big home, quite often all we need are the basics.
There’s neat and manageable, and then there is very small.
Here’s a selection of the smallest homes on the market right now.
[ 9 Saint Brigid’s Cottages, North Strand, Dublin 3Opens in new window ]
Size: 37sqm
Type: One bed end of terrace house
Asking price: €210,000
[ 5a Parnell Place, Parnell Street, Dublin 1Opens in new window ]
Size: 26.6sqm
Type: One bed terraced house
Asking price: €150,000
[ Gurteenina, Midleton, Co CorkOpens in new window ]
Size: 25sqm
Type: One bed detached house
Asking price: €105,000
[ Cooleighter, Drumcree, Collinstown, Co WestmeathOpens in new window ]
Size: 28sqm
Type: One bed cottage
Asking price: €30,000
[ 27D Echlin Street, off Thomas Street, Dublin 8Opens in new window ]
Size: 29.4sqm
Type: One bed apartment
Asking price: €195,000
[ 131A Inchicore Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8Opens in new window ]
Size: 30sqm
Type: One bed terraced house
Asking price: €190,000
[ Skule, Fedamore, Co LimerickOpens in new window ]
Size: 30sqm
Type: One bed cottage
Asking price: €85,000
[ 24 Bolton Square, 33-38 Dominick Street Lower, Dublin 1Opens in new window ]
Size: 31.5sqm
Type: One bed apartment
Asking price: €185,000
[ Apartment 5, 20 Highfield Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6Opens in new window ]
Size: 31.9sqm
Type: One bed apartment
Asking price: €195,000
[ 20 Coldwell Street, Glasthule, Dun Laoghaire, Co DublinOpens in new window ]
Size: 32sqm
Type: One bed cottage
Asking price: €345,000
[ 173 Lower Glanmire Road, Cork City, Co CorkOpens in new window ]
Size: 32.4sqm
Type: One bed terraced house
Asking price: €70,000
[ 43 Kirwan Street Cottages, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7Opens in new window ]
Size: 33.6sqm
Type: Two bed terraced house
Asking price: €285,000
[ 29 Daniel Street, Clanbrassil Street, Dublin 8Opens in new window ]
Size: 34sqm
Type: One bed cottage
Asking price: €235,000