Killure Castle, Ahascragh, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, H53 N524
14 homes sold nearby. See what they went for — and what to bid on this one.
€390,000 · 5 Bed · 3 Bath · 225m² · Detached
Market Position
Priced Within Local Sold Range
At €390,000, this home is priced within the typical range of 14 recent closed sales nearby. There's room to negotiate — seller leverage is 7.1/10. If bidding heats up, you'll need a clear ceiling to avoid overpaying.
14 closed sales nearby · 17mo 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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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.
These signals interact — full analysis in report.
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Based on 14 verified local sales · High confidence
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Price Distribution Analysis
14 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
14
Transactions Analysed
Within 5.0km
17 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 · 14 Transactions
Size and time adjustments applied before percentile computation.
| Address | Sold | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killure Castle, Ahascragh, Ballinasloe, Galway | 2023-12-01 | 224.5m² | |
| Killurebeg, Ahascragh, Ballinasloe, Galway | 2024-08-08 | 186m² |
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 Upgrade Potential: Upgrading the C3 BER rating to a B2 could cost an estimated €8,000-€12,000 and potentially increase the property's value by €15,000-€20,000.
Details
- Generous Space: With 225m² across 5 bedrooms, this property offers a spacious layout that is 4+ bedrooms, exceeding the median of 3 bedrooms in the 100km radius.
- Value Optimization Opportunity: The significant difference between the estimated value (€434,716) and the asking price (€390,000) indicates potential for value optimization through strategic negotiation or minor cosmetic upgrades.
- Hypothesis: The C3 BER rating, while functional, represents a significant area for improvement that, if addressed, could not only save owners an estimated €1,000-€1,400 annually on energy costs compared to D-rated properties but also align it better with the higher BER aspirations of buyers in a tightening market.
Amenities
Limited Local Connectivity: Ahascragh is not directly served by any specific bus routes (e.g., Dublin Bus, GoBus), train stations (e.g., Ballinasloe Station is approximately 10km away), or Luas/DART lines, requiring significant travel for public transport access.
Details
- Sparse Local Services: Within a reasonable distance from Ahascragh, specific educational facilities like primary schools (e.g., Ahascragh National School) and secondary schools (e.g., Garbally College, Ballinasloe) exist, but retail and healthcare services are concentrated in Ballinasloe town.
- Remote Lifestyle Focus: The property's location offers a rural lifestyle with access to local amenities like the River Suck walking trails but lacks immediate walkability to shops or restaurants, with most services requiring travel to Ballinasloe.
- Hypothesis: The lack of direct public transport links and the reliance on Ballinasloe for most amenities and services indicate that the property's appeal will primarily be to buyers seeking a secluded rural setting, rather than those prioritizing convenience and connectivity to larger urban centers.
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.