Eammon Bracken Menswear, Main Street, Portarlington, Co. Laois, R32 F793
6 homes sold nearby. See what they went for — and what to bid on this one.
€450,000 · 3 Bed · 1 Bath · 223m² · Townhouse
Market Position
At the Upper End of Local Sales
At €450,000, this home is priced well above what similar properties sold for in this area. Overpayment risk is high at this level. A structured bid strategy is critical.
6 closed sales nearby · 7mo 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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Ceiling
Do not exceed
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Analysing 625,000+ Property Price Register transactions since 2010.
What your report includes
Before You Bid
Before you bid €450,000, 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 6 verified local sales · Moderate confidence
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Price Distribution Analysis
6 verified closed sales within 1.5km · 18 months.
Asking price is positioned above the median transaction level. This places the property outside the core transaction band where most comparable homes closed.
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.
The chart shows the market. Your report gives the number not to exceed.
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Financial Exposure · 161% Above Median
If purchased at asking, you are paying above where most similar homes sold. A defined ceiling is designed to close this gap.
If purchased at asking
€450,000
Above transaction median
Above Upper Range
Buying at asking would put you well above what similar homes sold for — that's elevated overpayment risk.
Statistical Confidence · Moderate
6
Transactions Analysed
Within 1.5km
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Therese, Foxcroft Street, Portarlington, Laois | 2025-11-05 | 61m² | |
| Main Street, Portarlington, Co. Laois, Laois | 2025-08-21 | — |
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
Significant BER Upgrade Potential: With a 'SI_666' BER rating, this property likely requires substantial investment for energy efficiency upgrades, potentially costing €15,000-€25,000 to reach a C or B rating, which could unlock value increases of €20,000-€30,000.
Details
- Spacious Footprint: At 223m², this townhouse offers a large living space, ranking it as 'Very Large' for its category, providing ample room for a family or potential conversion opportunities.
- Single Bathroom Limitation: The property features only one bathroom, which is below the median of 2 bathrooms for properties within a 100km radius over the last 180 days, potentially impacting its desirability and value for larger households.
- Hypothesis: The property's significant size (223m²) combined with its single bathroom and commercial-style BER rating (SI_666) suggests it was historically a commercial premises repurposed as residential. Future value optimization likely lies in reconfiguring to add at least one additional bathroom and addressing the energy inefficiencies, which could transform its appeal from a niche property to a more broadly marketable asset.
Amenities
Portarlington Transport Hub: The property benefits from excellent connectivity, being within walking distance of Portarlington Train Station, a key hub on the Dublin Midland Railway line, offering direct services to Dublin Heuston and other major towns.
Details
- Local Educational and Retail Access: Situated on Main Street, the property is in close proximity to St. Michael's National School and Scoil Phádraig Naofa, as well as local amenities like Garvey's SuperValu and a range of local shops.
- Community Services Nearby: The area provides access to healthcare services with the Portarlington Medical Centre and various local pharmacies, along with leisure facilities such as Pairc an Phiarsaigh for green space.
- Hypothesis: While Portarlington offers a good balance of amenities and transport links, the property's Main Street location might present a challenge for residential appeal if not offset by clear advantages like immediate access to retail or office space, or a significant price discount that accounts for the compromises compared to a purely residential development.
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.