Celbridge is within reasonable commuting distance of Dublin city, made easier by the fact the town has a good train service and plans are underway to double the tracks and increase the passenger capacity to 36,400 per day. Nearby areas include Leixlip and Maynooth. Celbridge also has a good rental market owing to its close proximity to big employers like Intel, National Laboratories, and Hewlett Packard.

Two-bed apartments have a floor area of 65sq m (695sq ft), while three-bed houses are 98sq m (1,060sq ft) and three-bed duplexes are 111sq m (1,190sq ft).

Price: two-bed apartments from 295,000, threebed duplexes from 370,000 and three-bed houses from 385,000.

Agent: Hooke & MacDonald 01-631 8402