57 Mardyke Street, Skibbereen, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, P81 AX56
7 homes sold nearby. See what they went for — and what to bid on this one.
€195,000 · 2 Bed · 1 Bath · Townhouse
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Market Position
Priced Above Local Sales
At €195,000, this home is priced above what most similar properties sold for recently. Buyers at this level have historically paid a premium — a disciplined opening offer and a firm walk-away ceiling are essential.
7 closed sales nearby · 17mo 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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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 7 verified local sales · Moderate confidence
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Price Distribution Analysis
7 verified closed sales within 3.0km · 24 months. Filters broadened to increase sample size.
Asking price is positioned above the median transaction level. This places the property outside the core transaction band where most comparable homes closed.
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.
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Statistical Confidence · Moderate
7
Transactions Analysed
Within 3.0km
17 months
Data Freshness
Most recent sale age
±20%
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 · 7 Transactions
Size and time adjustments applied before percentile computation.
| Address | Sold | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 Mardyke St, Skibbereen, Cork, Cork | 2024-10-01 | — | |
| 2 98th St, Skibbereen, Cork, Cork | 2024-10-31 | — |
Transactions within a 3.0km radius and 24-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 Energy Efficiency: The E2 BER rating indicates poor energy efficiency, with potential annual energy costs of approximately €1,800-€2,200, significantly higher than better-rated properties.
Details
- Upgrade Investment Opportunity: Upgrading from an E2 BER to a B2 rating could cost an estimated €10,000-€15,000, potentially increasing the property's value by €18,000-€25,000 and reducing annual energy costs to €800-€1,200.
- Space Efficiency: The property offers 120m² of living space with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, which is a less common configuration compared to the median of 3 beds and 2 baths within 100km, potentially limiting appeal to families.
- Hypothesis: The significant disparity between the property's 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom and the 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom median configuration in the wider market (100km radius) suggests a structural mismatch. Future value growth may be significantly capped unless a cost-effective renovation can address this bedroom and bathroom deficit, potentially involving structural changes which could cost €20,000-€30,000 but yield a €40,000-€50,000 value increase if successful.
Amenities
Transport Connectivity: Skibbereen is served by Bus Éireann routes, including the 237 which connects to Cork city, providing regional rather than direct urban commute options.
Details
- Local Amenities: Skibbereen offers a range of local amenities including supermarkets like SuperValu and Lidl, local schools such as Skibbereen Community School, and healthcare services at Skibbereen Medical Centre.
- Walkability: The property's location on Mardyke Street offers good walkability to Skibbereen town centre, with shops, cafes like The West Cork Coffee Company, and the River Ilen walkway within a 10-15 minute walk.
- Hypothesis: While Skibbereen offers essential local amenities and reasonable walkability, its transport connectivity is primarily regional, relying on Bus Éireann routes like the 237 to Cork city which takes approximately 1.5 hours. This lack of direct, rapid transit to major employment hubs will likely continue to suppress property price growth compared to areas with superior commuter links, even with improving local infrastructure.
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.