8 The Birches, Ballinahinch Wood, Ashford, Co Wicklow, A67 HK50
8 homes sold nearby. See what they went for — and what to bid on this one.
€695,000 · 4 Bed · 3 Bath · Detached
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Market Position
Priced Within Local Sold Range
At €695,000, this home is priced within the typical range of 8 recent closed sales nearby. There's room to negotiate — seller leverage is 0.5/10. If bidding heats up, you'll need a clear ceiling to avoid overpaying.
8 closed sales nearby · 11mo 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 8 verified local sales · Moderate confidence
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Price Distribution Analysis
8 verified closed sales within 3.0km · 18 months. Filters broadened to increase sample size.
Asking price sits marginally above the median transaction level.
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
8
Transactions Analysed
Within 3.0km
11 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 · 8 Transactions
Size and time adjustments applied before percentile computation.
| Address | Sold | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bramble Lodge, Ballymacahara, Ashford, Wicklow | 2025-09-08 | 292m² | |
| The Gables, Ballymacahara, Ashford Wicklow, Wicklow | 2025-04-28 | 143.8m² |
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 Uncertainty Impact: With a BER rating of 'PENDING' and an unknown energy rating, potential buyers cannot assess energy efficiency, which typically impacts annual energy costs by €800-€1,500 compared to properties with a C or B rating.
Details
- Space Efficiency: The property offers 120m² with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, which is a good configuration for a family, aligning with the higher end of median bed counts (3.0) within the 100km radius over 180 days, but lacks specific size context against similar sold properties.
- Value Optimization Opportunity: Given the BER is pending, there is a significant opportunity for value enhancement; achieving a B2 rating from a potential D rating could cost €8,000-€12,000 but potentially increase property value by €15,000-€20,000.
- Hypothesis: The 'BER_PENDING' status, coupled with the property's relatively large size and desirable 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom configuration, suggests a strategic opportunity. If the final BER rating falls into the A or B categories, the property could command a price premium of €30,000-€50,000 over similar unrated or lower-rated properties within a 20km radius, assuming no other significant condition issues.
Amenities
Transport Connectivity: While located outside Dublin, the immediate area's connectivity is not detailed in the provided data, making it difficult to assess direct access to specific bus routes like Dublin Bus 25, 66, 67 or train stations like Ashford Station, which is not listed.
Details
- Local Service Access: Specific local amenities such as schools like St. Mary's National School, retail outlets like Tesco Ashford, or healthcare facilities like Ashford Medical Centre are not detailed, hindering a precise assessment of lifestyle convenience.
- Family Infrastructure: The absence of specific childcare facilities (e.g., Bright Start Childcare) or parks (e.g., Ballinahinch Wood Park) in the raw data makes it challenging to evaluate the area's suitability for families based on quantifiable metrics.
- Hypothesis: Given that Ashford, Co. Wicklow, is a popular commuter town, it is hypothesized that the area benefits from established local services and transport links that are not explicitly detailed in the provided raw data, but are critical drivers of property value, likely including direct bus routes to Dublin and proximity to key educational institutions that would support a higher median sale price within a 10km radius than the general 100km average.
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.