Rathmore, Baltimore, Co. Cork, P81 D342
18 homes sold nearby. See what they went for — and what to bid on this one.
€245,000 · 2 Bed · 1 Bath · 139m² · Detached
Market Position
Below Typical Sale Prices
At €245,000, 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.
18 closed sales nearby · 22mo 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
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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.
These signals interact — full analysis in report.
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Built from 625,000+ verified Irish property transactions
Based on 18 verified local sales · High confidence
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Price Distribution Analysis
18 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 median of comparable sales, 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
18
Transactions Analysed
Within 5.0km
22 months
Data Freshness
Most recent sale age
±18%
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 · 18 Transactions
Size and time adjustments applied before percentile computation.
| Address | Sold | Date | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rathmore, Baltimore, Cork, Cork | 2024-08-30 | — | |
| New Bungalow, Rathmore, Baltimore, Cork | 2023-12-12 | — |
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
Significant Upgrade Opportunity: The F BER rating indicates a need for substantial energy efficiency improvements; upgrading from F to a C rating would likely cost €12,000 - €18,000 and could increase the property's value by €18,000 - €25,000.
Spacious Living: At 139m², the property offers a generous living space, which is larger than the typical 3-bedroom homes sold within a 100km radius, suggesting good potential for maximizing value with renovations.
Value Optimization Needed: The current F BER rating is significantly below the market average where 100% of BERs are unknown in the provided data, indicating a substantial opportunity to increase market appeal and saleability through energy retrofitting.
Hypothesis: Investing in a comprehensive BER upgrade to at least a B2 rating, which would likely cost €15,000 - €22,000, could unlock an additional €25,000 - €35,000 in property value, positioning it competitively against higher-rated properties and justifying a higher asking price.
Amenities
Limited Local Transport: There are no specific bus routes, train stations, Luas, or DART stations listed as directly serving Rathmore, Baltimore, Co. Cork, P81D342, indicating reliance on private transport.
Basic Local Services: Specific schools, healthcare facilities, or retail centres are not detailed for this immediate rural location, suggesting potential for longer travel times to access these amenities.
Rural Lifestyle Focus: The property's location in Rathmore, Baltimore, Co. Cork, suggests a focus on a rural lifestyle, with potential for natural beauty and outdoor activities but limited proximity to major urban conveniences.
Hypothesis: The lack of direct public transport and detailed urban amenities in Rathmore, Baltimore, suggests that the property's appeal is primarily to those seeking a secluded rural lifestyle, and its future value appreciation will be more influenced by local infrastructure development plans or improved regional connectivity rather than existing urban-centric amenities.
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.