70 Lower Drumcondra Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9
6 homes sold nearby. See what they went for — and what to bid on this one.
€975,000 · 8 Bed · 8 Bath · 212m² · Terrace
Market Position
Priced Above Local Sales
At €975,000, 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.
6 closed sales nearby · 9mo 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 6 verified local sales · Moderate confidence
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Price Distribution Analysis
6 verified closed sales within 3.0km · 18 months. Size-adjusted for similar homes (type match, beds ±1, size ±20%). Filters broadened to increase sample size.
Asking price sits marginally above the size-adjusted median. 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 3.0km
9 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 · 6 Transactions
Size and time adjustments applied before percentile computation.
| Address | Sold | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1 41 Dorset St Upper, Dorset St, Dublin 1, Dublin 1, Dublin | 2025-11-21 | 233m² | |
| Flat 1, 15 Fairview Avenue Lower, Fairview, Dublin | 2025-01-31 | 185m² |
Transactions within a 3.0km 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: With an E2 BER rating, significant investment in insulation, heating, and ventilation upgrades would be required, potentially costing €15,000-€20,000, to move towards a C or B rating, which could yield value increases of €25,000-€35,000.
Details
- Configuration Mismatch: The property's configuration of 8 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms is highly unusual for the typical 2-bedroom median in the local market (1km radius median beds: 2, median baths: 1), suggesting it may be better suited for a specific niche like a guesthouse or a large multi-generational dwelling rather than a standard family home.
- Value Optimization Gap: The significant number of bedrooms and bathrooms (8 each) on a 212m² footprint indicates a very small average room size (approx. 21.25m² per room), potentially impacting usability and comfort, and suggesting a need for layout optimisation to enhance perceived value.
- Hypothesis: The property's highly atypical 8-bed/8-bath configuration, combined with an E2 BER rating, suggests that its current valuation and market appeal are heavily influenced by its potential for conversion or use as a commercial or multi-occupancy dwelling, rather than its suitability as a standard residential property, which explains the significant deviation from typical local market norms.
Amenities
Transport Hub Proximity: This property is well-connected, benefiting from direct access to Dublin Bus routes 13, 19, 40, and 42, all of which operate on Lower Drumcondra Road, providing swift access to Dublin city centre and surrounding areas.
Details
- Educational Ecosystem: The area boasts excellent educational facilities, including St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra (part of Dublin City University), and numerous primary schools like Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál and St. Vincent's CBS, all within a 1km radius, enhancing family appeal.
- Local Conveniences: Residents have easy access to amenities like SuperValu Drumcondra for groceries, various cafes and restaurants along the road, and the Mater Hospital and Temple Street Children's University Hospital within a 2km radius, offering essential services.
- Hypothesis: The strong public transport connectivity, abundant local amenities, and proximity to educational and healthcare institutions in Drumcondra position this area as highly desirable for a broad range of buyers, suggesting that properties here are likely to maintain strong demand and capital appreciation potential, irrespective of individual property characteristics.
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.