Apartment 73, Cluain Riocaird, Castlegar, Galway City, Co. Galway, H91 X048
9 homes sold nearby. See what they went for — and what to bid on this one.
€295,000 · 3 Bed · 2 Bath · 73m² · Apartment
Market Position
Priced Within Local Sold Range
At €295,000, this home is priced within the typical range of 9 recent closed sales nearby. There's room to negotiate — seller leverage is 3/10. If bidding heats up, you'll need a clear ceiling to avoid overpaying.
9 closed sales nearby · 13mo recency · High 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.
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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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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 sits marginally above the median of comparable sales. 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 · High
9
Transactions Analysed
Within 1.5km
13 months
Data Freshness
Most recent sale age
±10%
Price Spread
How much prices vary
High
Confidence Level
Recent sale prices in this area are closely clustered, which means the data is reliable and the bid strategy is well-supported.
High data density supports precise entry positioning.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 Cluain Riocaird, Headford Road, Galway, Galway | 2024-11-26 | 72m² | |
| 20 Cluain Riocaird, Headford Rd, Galway, Galway | 2025-06-20 | 72m² |
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
Energy Efficiency: With a B2 BER rating, this apartment will have significantly lower annual energy costs, estimated at €800-€1,200, compared to €1,800-€2,200 for a similar-sized D-rated property, saving €1,000-€1,400 annually.
Space Efficiency: At 73m², this 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment offers a balanced layout, providing approximately 24.3m² per bedroom, which is a practical and desirable configuration for its size.
Value Optimization: While already at a B2 rating, further energy efficiency upgrades to an A-rating, costing an estimated €8,000-€12,000, could potentially increase the property's value by €15,000-€20,000 in the long term, representing a sound investment.
Hypothesis: Given the prevalence of B2 BER ratings in the provided data, it's likely that properties with A-ratings in this area command a 5-8% premium on sale price compared to B2-rated equivalents, suggesting that achieving an A-rating would offer a significant competitive advantage and higher resale value.
Amenities
Transport Connectivity: While specific bus routes serving Cluain Riocaird are not detailed, its location in Castlegar, Galway City suggests likely access to city bus services connecting to the Galway Coach Station and potentially regional routes.
Local Services: The area is situated near essential services, likely including pharmacies, local shops like those found in a neighborhood centre, and primary schools such as Scoil Naomh Bríde within a reasonable commuting distance.
Lifestyle Access: Residents can access numerous restaurants and cafes in Galway City Centre, approximately 4km away, along with parks like Lough Atalia Park for recreational activities.
Hypothesis: The lack of specific public transport route data within 1km of Cluain Riocaird suggests that while city access is possible, it relies on local feeder bus services or private transport, implying that properties with direct access to major bus corridors or park-and-ride facilities within the wider 3km radius might command a 3-5% higher valuation due to enhanced commuter convenience.
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.