Clonmona, Rathcabbin, Birr, Co. Offaly, R42 PW77
21 homes sold nearby. See what they went for — and what to bid on this one.
€125,000 · 3 Bed · 1 Bath · 60m² · Bungalow
Market Position
Below Typical Sale Prices
At €125,000, this home is priced below what similar properties sold for in the area. That's a favourable starting position — but consider a structural survey before committing.
21 closed sales nearby · 14mo 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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Ceiling
Do not exceed
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What your report includes
Before You Bid
Before you bid €125,000, see this.
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.
These signals interact — full analysis in report.
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Built from 625,000+ verified Irish property transactions
Based on 21 verified local sales · High confidence
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Price Distribution Analysis
21 verified closed sales within 5.0km · 36 months. Size-adjusted for similar homes (type match, beds ±1, size ±20%). Filters broadened to increase sample size.
Asking price is positioned below the size-adjusted median, suggesting favourable entry conditions. 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
21
Transactions Analysed
Within 5.0km
14 months
Data Freshness
Most recent sale age
±20%
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.
PPR closed sales · size & time adjusted · no asking prices used
Supporting Evidence · 21 Transactions
Size and time adjustments applied before percentile computation.
| Address | Sold | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clonmona, Rathcabbin, Roscrea, Tipperary | 2025-12-17 | 140m² | |
| Straduff, Rathcabbin, Roscrae, Tipperary | 2026-02-04 | — |
Transactions within a 5.0km radius and 36-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 Opportunity: With a G BER rating, upgrading to a B2 could cost between €15,000 and €20,000, potentially increasing the property's value by €25,000 to €35,000, offering a significant return on investment.
Size Efficiency: The bungalow offers 60.0m² of living space with 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, which is compact and might require efficient use of space or potential for extension to meet modern family needs.
Value Optimization: While the asking price is €125,000, the poor BER rating indicates immediate energy efficiency upgrades are necessary, which will add to the total cost of ownership and a buyer should factor in at least €5,000-€10,000 for essential insulation and heating system improvements to move beyond G.
Hypothesis: The G BER rating, while a significant drawback for energy costs (€2,500-€3,500 estimated annual costs), also presents a prime opportunity for value uplift; properties in this area with similar G ratings often sell at a discount, but successful renovations to improve BER to C or B levels can unlock substantial capital gains, potentially exceeding €40,000 based on typical uplift percentages.
Amenities
Limited Connectivity: The property's location in Rathcabbin, Birr, Co. Offaly, does not appear to be directly served by major bus routes like Dublin Bus, nor are there Luas or DART stations in close proximity, suggesting reliance on private transport.
Local Services: Within reasonable driving distance to Birr town, residents can access facilities like Aldi and Lidl supermarkets, HSE Primary Care Centre, and Birr Community School.
Rural Lifestyle: The area offers a more rural setting with potential access to local walking routes and community facilities, but specific named parks, restaurants, or gyms within immediate walking distance are not detailed in the provided data.
Hypothesis: The lack of immediate public transport links and proximity to major urban centres suggests that properties in this specific rural pocket of Co. Offaly will continue to appeal primarily to buyers seeking a quieter lifestyle, with demand being more sensitive to local infrastructure development and road network improvements than to urban amenity proximity.
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.