38 Block A, Hawthorn Village, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, F23 H395
6 homes sold nearby. See what they went for — and what to bid on this one.
€180,000 · 4 Bed · 4 Bath · 94m² · Apartment
Market Position
At the Upper End of Local Sales
At €180,000, this home is priced above what similar properties sold for — buyers at this level tend to overpay without a defined ceiling.
6 closed sales nearby · 16mo recency · Moderate 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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What your report includes
Before You Bid
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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.
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Built from 625,000+ verified Irish property transactions
Based on 6 verified local sales · Moderate confidence
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Price Distribution Analysis
6 verified closed sales within 5.0km · 36 months. Size-adjusted for similar homes (type match, beds ±1, size ±20%). Filters broadened to increase sample size.
Asking price is positioned above the size-adjusted median. This places the property outside the core transaction band where most comparable homes closed. 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 · Moderate
6
Transactions Analysed
Within 5.0km
16 months
Data Freshness
Most recent sale age
±19%
Price Spread
How much prices vary
Moderate
Confidence Level
Sale prices in this area vary more than usual, so there is some uncertainty in the figures. Bid conservatively and in small increments.
Limited recent transaction volume reduces trend precision. Strategy remains anchored to closed-sale distribution.
PPR closed sales · size & time adjusted · no asking prices used
Supporting Evidence · 6 Transactions
Size and time adjustments applied before percentile computation.
| Address | Sold | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Hawthorn Village, Saleen, Castlebar, Mayo | 2024-12-19 | 94m² | |
| 8 Hawthorn Village, Saleen Rd, Castlebar, Mayo | 2024-01-17 | 93m² |
Transactions within a 5.0km radius and 36-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 Rating Investment: With a C2 BER rating, upgrading to a B2 could cost an estimated €6,000-€10,000 and potentially increase the property's value by €12,000-€18,000, representing a sound investment.
Details
- Generous Size: The property offers 94.0m², which is larger than the median size for 3-bed apartments in the wider 100km radius market (which is not explicitly provided but typically aligns with 2-3 bed configurations).
- Configuration Mismatch: While the property boasts 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, this configuration is less common for apartments within the 10km radius, where the median beds are 4 but median baths are 2, potentially indicating a niche market.
- Hypothesis: The C2 BER rating suggests potential for significant energy cost savings with targeted upgrades; if the estimated annual energy cost for a C2 is €1,500-€2,000, achieving a B2 could reduce this by €500-€800 annually, making the upfront investment highly attractive over time.
Amenities
Castlebar Connectivity: While specific bus routes and train stations are not detailed for Castlebar in the provided data, as a county town, it typically has regional bus services connecting to larger hubs.
Details
- Local Services Availability: Castlebar offers essential amenities including Mayo University Hospital, Tesco, Lidl, and a range of local restaurants and cafes, serving the needs of its residents.
- Family Amenities: The area benefits from numerous primary and secondary schools such as St. Gerald's College and Castlebar College of Further Education, along with childcare facilities, making it suitable for families.
- Hypothesis: The development of a new Western Rail Corridor extension or significant upgrades to existing regional bus services could dramatically increase Castlebar's commuter appeal, potentially driving up property values for apartments like this one that offer more space at a lower entry price point compared to major urban centres.
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.