On The Market: Four homes with wheelchair access

Asking pirce: €345,000

Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Reynolds (058) 23444

Located in Lismore town centre, this 1860s-era cottage was fully renovated in 2022 to an architectural design with wheelchair access throughout the ground floor. Spanning 1,421 sq ft with a B2 BER, it has an open-plan kitchen/dining/living area, utility room, two double bedrooms and a wet room downstairs, with a lounge and an office on the floor above. The landscaped gardens feature lawns, a BBQ area with a raised herb garden and edible flowers, and a detached, wired and insulated stone outbuilding.

Raheen, Clara, Co Offaly

Asking price: €425,000

Agent: Heffernan Auctioneers (057) 932 4622

Set on a 0.86 acre site, this 3,500 sq ft, dormer bungalow was designed with wheelchair access in mind. Features include wide doorways, low-height light switches and a ground floor double bedroom with an ensuite wet room featuring a shower and a Jacuzzi bath with ceiling hoist. There’s a second ensuite bedroom at this level, along with a sitting room, living room, kitchen/diner and utility room. Upstairs are three bedrooms, a bathroom and a study. Tullamore and Athlone are a 15-minute drive away.

Tubride, Oldcastle, Co Meath

Asking price: €299,000

Agent: Smith Harrington (046) 902 1113

With a ramp leading up to the front door, wide spaces throughout and a good-sized wet room, this 1,364 sq ft bungalow is wheelchair friendly inside and out. It also has a family bathroom, four bedrooms, a sitting room and an open-plan kitchen/dining room. Outside, Tubride sits on a 0.62 acre site with a west-facing rear aspect laid out in lawn with mature trees and shrubs, a small pond and a patio. It’s a three-minute drive to Oldcastle village and about an hour to Dublin.

Cloughmore House, Fairyhouse Road, Ratoath, Co Meath

Asking price: €550,000

Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Geraghty (01) 835 0577

Built in 2003, this stone-faced cottage has been adapted for wheelchair use at ground level. An extra wide front door leads into an entrance hall with double doors to a front sitting room. Next to that is an open-plan kitchen/dining/living space. Across the hall there’s a double bedroom with ensuite wet room and a utility room, while upstairs are two more double bedrooms and a shower room. The total floor area is 1,420 sq ft. Ratoath village is 1km away and it’s 2km to Fairyhouse Racecourse.