61 Buttercup Avenue, Esker Hills, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 W84W
9 homes sold nearby. See what they went for — and what to bid on this one.
€255,000 · 2 Bed · 3 Bath · 75m² · Detached
Market Position
Priced Within Local Sold Range
At €255,000, this home is priced within the typical range of 9 recent closed sales nearby. There's room to negotiate — seller leverage is 3.1/10. If bidding heats up, you'll need a clear ceiling to avoid overpaying.
9 closed sales nearby · 8mo 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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Analysing 625,000+ Property Price Register transactions since 2010.
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 9 verified local sales · Moderate confidence
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Price Distribution Analysis
9 verified closed sales within 1.5km · 18 months. Size-adjusted for similar homes (type match, beds ±1, size ±20%).
Asking price is positioned above the median of comparable sales. 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
9
Transactions Analysed
Within 1.5km
8 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 · 9 Transactions
Size and time adjustments applied before percentile computation.
| Address | Sold | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Bluebell Way, Esker Hills, Portlaoise, Laois | 2025-01-28 | — | |
| 8 Primrose Ave, Esker Hills, Portlaoise, Laois | 2025-11-27 | — |
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 Potential: Upgrading the C1 BER rating to a B2 could cost an estimated €8,000-€12,000, potentially increasing the property's value by €15,000-€20,000.
Size Efficiency: At 75.0m², this 2-bedroom property offers a reasonable footprint, aligning with typical expectations for its bedroom count in this market segment.
Value Optimization: With 3 bathrooms for 2 bedrooms, this property offers a higher than average bathroom-to-bedroom ratio, which can be a significant selling point and add value.
Hypothesis: Given the C1 BER rating, investing in targeted energy efficiency upgrades could yield a strong return on investment, not only through potential value increase but also by aligning the property with the increasing demand for sustainable homes, particularly as nearby properties may have higher BER ratings which command a premium.
Amenities
Transport Links: Portlaoise is served by national road networks and has a train station with frequent services to Dublin Heuston, providing strong connectivity for commuters.
Local Facilities: Esker Hills is a well-established residential area in Portlaoise, offering proximity to essential amenities such as supermarkets like Tesco and Dunnes Stores, and local schools.
Walkability: While specific pedestrian routes are not detailed, the development of Esker Hills generally includes local green spaces and pedestrian pathways, facilitating comfortable local movement.
Hypothesis: The presence of a train station in Portlaoise with direct links to Dublin indicates that this property, despite being outside Dublin, could appeal to a segment of the market seeking a balance between a quieter lifestyle and convenient access to the capital, with the potential for increased demand driven by improving local infrastructure or transport links.
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.