30 Silverdale Road, Ballinlough, Co. Cork, T12 Y89T
68 homes sold nearby. See what they went for — and what to bid on this one.
€425,000 · 3 Bed · 2 Bath · 120m² · Semi-D
Market Position
Below Typical Sale Prices
At €425,000, 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.
68 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 €425,000, 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 68 verified local sales · High confidence
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Price Distribution Analysis
68 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 median of comparable sales, 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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Local Market Momentum
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Radius: 1.5kmTime: 18m12m vs 12mMedian transaction price per m² has decreased 2% year-on-year, based on the trailing 18-month transaction window.
Local pricing conditions remain stable. No significant directional pressure.
Recent closed sales are time-adjusted to current market conditions before calculating transaction bands.
Statistical Confidence · High
68
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 · 68 Transactions
Size and time adjustments applied before percentile computation.
| Address | Sold | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Silverdale Rd, Ballinlough, Cork, Cork | 2025-09-30 | 98m² | |
| 13 Silverdale Rd, Ballinlough, Cork, Cork | 2025-10-06 | 95m² |
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
BER Improvement Opportunity: Upgrading the D1 BER rating to a C3 could cost an estimated €5,000-€8,000 and potentially increase the property's value by €9,000-€15,000, representing a solid return on investment.
Size Efficiency: With 120m² spread across 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, this semi-detached property offers a reasonable 40m² per room, aligning well with the median 3-bed, 2-bath configuration found in the market.
Value Optimization Potential: Given the D1 BER, focused investment in insulation and heating upgrades could unlock significant long-term savings and enhance market appeal, moving from an estimated annual energy cost of €1,800-€2,200 to €1,200-€1,500 for a C-rated home.
Hypothesis: The current D1 BER rating is a key area for value enhancement; strategic investment in insulation, a modern boiler, and potentially solar panels could elevate the property's energy efficiency to a B-rating for an estimated €10,000-€16,000, potentially adding €18,000-€25,000 in resale value and significantly reducing running costs.
Amenities
Connectivity Hub: This property is served by Bus Éireann routes 202 and 216, providing direct links to Cork City Centre, and is approximately a 15-minute drive to Cork Kent Train Station for wider national connectivity.
Educational Proximity: Close to highly-regarded schools including Scoil Bhríde Boys' National School (0.5km) and Maria Immaculata Community College (1km), alongside several créches and a 20-minute drive to University College Cork (UCC).
Local Services Access: Within a 1km radius are major supermarkets like SuperValu Ballinlough and Aldi, as well as essential services including the Ballinlough Pharmacy and the Bon Secours Hospital Cork (2km away).
Hypothesis: The strong concentration of essential services, reputable educational institutions, and direct public transport links to Cork City Centre within a 2km radius creates a highly desirable living environment for families and professionals, which is likely to sustain and increase property values in Ballinlough.
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 flood extent mapping (CFRAM fluvial + NCFHM coastal) and historical flood events. Planning activity is sourced from the National Planning Application Database via MyPlan.ie — merged Local Authority planning registers from the Department of Housing. No asking prices, no agent estimates, no automated valuations.