What will €450,000 buy in Castleknock and west Cork?

Country

The Paddock, Aughadown, Skibbereen, Co Cork

€450,000, Pat Maguire Properties

This three-bedroom detached bungalow is surrounded by rolling fields a four-minute drive from Roaringwater Bay on the west Cork coast. It occupies 0.6 of an acre with landscaped grounds of neat lawns surrounded by ample shrubbery. Extending to 102sq m (1,100sq ft), the property is light-filled thanks to extensive glazing and has high ceilings throughout and wooden beams overhead in the kitchen/livingroom. It is just off the main Skibbereen to Ballydehob road and within walking distance of the local pier. Ber C2

Plus: Beautiful coastal scenery
Minus: A drive to the shops

Town

46 Rosanule, Phoenix Park Racecourse, Castleknock, Dublin 15

€450,000, DNG

This two-bed, top-floor apartment benefits from a south-facing, enclosed balcony with views over the communal gardens below. Extending to 80sq m (861sq ft), the apartment consists of an open-plan kitchen, living and dining space, an en suite main bedroom, a second, smaller double and the main bathroom. It is a five-minute walk from the Phoenix Park and its 1,750 acres of recreational space and the Royal Canal Way, and a 15-minute walk from Ashtown train station. Ber B3