14 Palm Grove, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick, V42 E085
24 homes sold nearby. See what they went for — and what to bid on this one.
€315,000 · 4 Bed · 3 Bath · 124m² · Semi-D
Market Position
Below Typical Sale Prices
At €315,000, this home is priced below what similar properties sold for in the area. That's a favourable starting position — but consider a structural survey before committing.
24 closed sales nearby · 9mo recency · High confidence · Property Price Register
Sources: PPR, SEAI, OPW, planning records.
How this is calculated
We search the Property Price Register for closed sales near this property — matching by location, beds, property type, and where available, floor area (±20%). This gives us a set of genuinely comparable transactions.
Each sale is then time-adjusted to today using local price trends, so a sale from 18 months ago is inflated (or deflated) to reflect current market conditions. Where floor area is known, sales are also size-adjusted — a 90m² sale is normalised to what it would have sold for at this property's size. This means the figures you see aren't raw prices — they're what those same homes would likely sell for today, at this size.
Your bid strategy (opening offer, sealed bid range, walk-away ceiling) is then derived from the statistical distribution of these adjusted sales — with conservative safety margins applied when data is thin or dated.
Every figure comes from actual government-recorded sale prices. No asking prices, no agent estimates, no automated valuations.
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Ceiling
Do not exceed
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Analysing 625,000+ Property Price Register transactions since 2010.
What your report includes
Before You Bid
Before you bid €315,000, see this.
Here is what the data says about this property.
Will This Go Over Asking?
above asking
Probability of a sale above asking based on local bidding patterns.
Am I Overpaying?
local sales
Where the asking price sits in the verified local transaction distribution.
Negotiation Leverage Score
How much negotiation leverage you have based on market conditions.
These signals interact — full analysis in report.
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You've seen the market signals. Now get the exact numbers: where to open, how far to go, and when to walk away.
Built from 625,000+ verified Irish property transactions
Based on 24 verified local sales · High confidence
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Price Distribution Analysis
24 verified closed sales within 1.5km · 18 months. Size-adjusted for similar homes (type match, beds ±1, size ±20%).
Asking price is positioned below the size-adjusted median, suggesting favourable entry conditions. Median anchored to size-similar transactions.
This chart shows where the asking price sits versus recent verified closed sales. It does not show your bid strategy.Same baseline as Market Position — size-adjusted.
The chart shows the market. Your report gives the number not to exceed.
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Statistical Confidence · High
24
Transactions Analysed
Within 1.5km
9 months
Data Freshness
Most recent sale age
±15%
Price Spread
How much prices vary
High
Confidence Level
Recent sale prices in this area are closely clustered, which means the data is reliable and the bid strategy is well-supported.
High data density supports precise entry positioning.
PPR closed sales · size & time adjusted · no asking prices used
Supporting Evidence · 24 Transactions
Size and time adjustments applied before percentile computation.
| Address | Sold | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Palm Grove, Newcastle West, Limerick, Limerick | 2025-12-02 | — | |
| 78 The Paddocks, Newcastlewest, Limerick, Limerick | 2024-12-20 | 130m² |
Transactions within a 1.5km radius and 18-month window.
Methodology
Closed sales time-adjusted to current market · size-weighted where floor area available · no asking prices or agent estimates used.
How adjustments work
- —Older sales inflated to current market level so stale data doesn't skew bands
- —Similar-sized properties weighted more heavily where floor area is known
- —Local price trends factored in when sufficient data exists; no artificial uplift otherwise
- —All figures from registered closed sales only — no asking prices, no agent estimates
Local Market Notes
Property Quality
C3 BER Rating: The property has a C3 BER rating, which is average for the current market but offers room for improvement to enhance energy efficiency and potential value.
Details
- Generous Size: At 124.0m², the property offers a good amount of living space, exceeding the median of 3 bedrooms within a 100km radius, suggesting it is well-configured for families or those needing extra room.
- Investment Opportunity: While the C3 BER is adequate, upgrading to a B2 rating could cost approximately €8,000-€12,000 and potentially increase the property's value by €15,000-€20,000, offering a clear return on investment.
- Hypothesis: Given the prevalence of C3 BER ratings and the lack of BER data in market metrics (100% BER unknown pct), properties with an upgrade to B2 or higher could command a significant premium in the Newcastle West area, potentially fetching up to 10% more than comparable C3 rated homes due to increasing energy cost awareness.
Amenities
Connectivity Lacking Specifics: The provided data does not contain specific bus routes, train stations, Luas, or DART information for Newcastle West, V42E085, making it difficult to assess precise transport connectivity.
Details
- Local School Access: The area is likely served by local primary and secondary schools typical of a town of Newcastle West's size, though specific names and distances are not provided in the raw data.
- Retail & Services Availability: While specific shops and supermarkets are not detailed, Newcastle West as a county town would be expected to have a range of retail outlets and healthcare services within reasonable proximity.
- Hypothesis: The absence of detailed transport and amenity data within the raw metrics for Newcastle West suggests that its market appeal may be more focused on local community and services rather than its role as a commuter hub to larger urban centres, implying that properties here are valued more for their intrinsic qualities and local lifestyle than for external connectivity.
Derived from nearby closed-sale patterns.
Built on verified Irish public data
Property Price Register
625,000+ verified closed sales
SEAI
Building energy ratings & floor area
Office of Public Works
Flood zones, events & study areas
MyPlan.ie
Planning applications nationwide
Common Questions
Bid strategy figures are derived from the Property Price Register — Ireland's official record of closed residential sale prices, verified through stamp duty. Floor area data comes from the SEAI BER register. Flood exposure is cross-referenced against OPW CFRAM flood extent mapping and historical flood events. Planning activity is sourced from national planning application records via MyPlan.ie. No asking prices, no agent estimates, no automated valuations.