House prices · Co. Kerry

House Prices in Ballybunion

The median second-hand home in Ballybunion, Co. Kerry sold for €248,000 over the last 18 months, across 134 recorded sales. Year-on-year, second-hand prices are up 7.3%. New builds had a median of €279,163. Homes typically sold for about €2,465 per square metre.

About Ballybunion

Ballybunion is a seaside area in north-west Kerry, with a mix of coastal settlement and surrounding rural townlands. Second-hand homes typically sell for about €248,000, which is below the county median of €280,000, while new-builds are around €279,163. Prices have risen strongly, up 26.2% year-on-year.

Median (second-hand)

€248,000

Sales (last 18 mths)

134

Typical €/m²

€2,465

Year-on-year

+7.3%

The second-hand median in Ballybunion is 11% below the Kerry county median of €280,000.

Property mix in Ballybunion

The make-up of second-hand homes sold here over the last 18 months. Shares are of sales where that detail is known; medians show the typical price.

Property type

Detached

55%€314,750

Semi-detached

18%€247,500

Bungalow

16%€273,000

Terraced

11%€317,000

Bedrooms

1 bed

2 bed

3 bed

53%€260,000

4 bed

35%€335,000

5+ beds

Energy rating (BER)

13%

43%

17%

19%

Floor area

Under 75 m²

10%

75–99 m²

100–149 m²

56%

150–199 m²

18%

200+ m²

Recent sales in Ballybunion

Click any sale for the map, price history and full details.

Date	Address	Type	Price	Beds	Size	BER
May 2026	Doonard Upper, Tarbert	—	€120,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Asdee East, Listowel	—	€288,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Riverview, East End	—	€140,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Ballyleigh, Ballybunion	—	€750,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Gortnaskeha, Ballybunion	Detached	€465,000	4	229 m²	C1
Apr 2026	Lakesrough North, Ballybunion Co Kerry	—	€90,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	5 Marian Terrace, Causeway	—	€100,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Banemore, Ardfert	Bungalow	€199,000	3	—	E1
Apr 2026	42 A Bruach Na Gaille, Moyvane	Semi-D	€235,000	3	90 m²	C2
Apr 2026	6 Cuirt Na Sionna, Ferry Road	Detached	€375,000	4	170 m²	B3
Mar 2026	East End, Ballybunion	—	€210,000	—	—	—
Mar 2026	Sandymount, Sandhill Rd	—	€225,000	—	—	—
Mar 2026	Tillaughna, Causeway	—	€200,000	—	—	—
Mar 2026	Lissaniska, Kilmorna	—	€370,000	—	—	—
Mar 2026	Moyvane Village, Listowel	—	€120,000	—	—	—
Mar 2026	Clieveragh, Listowel	Semi-D	€128,000	2	45 m²	G
Mar 2026	Derry, Listowel	Detached	€400,000	4	—	C3
Mar 2026	Drumkeen, Causeway	Detached	€170,000	3	60 m²	G
Mar 2026	Kiltean, Lisselton	—	€180,000	—	—	—
Mar 2026	Ballinorig West, Causeway	—	€90,000	—	—	—
Mar 2026	Ballinagare, Lixnaw	Bungalow	€322,000	4	—	C1
Feb 2026	Ballyline, Ballylongford	—	€289,000	—	—	—
Feb 2026	Tullamore, Listowel	Detached	€268,000	3	125 m²	D2
Feb 2026	4 Doon Rd, Ballybunnion	—	€250,000	—	—	—
Feb 2026	20 Ladywell, Ballyheigue	Semi-D	€260,000	3	117 m²	B3

What is Ballybunion like?

Across Ballybunion's 26 electoral divisions and 15,221 residents, about 30% of adults hold a third-level qualification and 83% of homes are owner-occupied. On the Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022 the area is classed marginally below average (ranges disadvantaged to marginally above average across divisions).

Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022

Marginally Below Average-5.2 relative scoreRanges Disadvantaged to Marginally Above Average across divisions

Residents

15,221

people (Census 2022)

Age dependency

40.2%

per 100 of working age

Third-level educated

29.9%

of adults

Professional / managerial

36.4%

of residents

Unemployment

8.4%

of the labour force

Owner-occupied

82.7%

of households

Private renting

6.6%

of households

Population-weighted across the area's 26 electoral divisions, so larger divisions count proportionally more. Unemployment is the weighted mean of each division's combined male and female rate; the relative score is a derived population-weighted average, not an official Pobal figure.

Electoral divisions in Ballybunion

26 divisions make up Ballybunion. The coloured tag is each one's Pobal affluence band (green = affluent, red = disadvantaged); open a division to see its full Census profile.

ArdaghDisadvantaged-11.4

People

Population685

Age dependency36.5%

Lone-parent families14.3%

Work & education

Third-level23.6%

Primary only19.9%

Professional / managerial30.2%

Semi/unskilled26.5%

Male unemployment14.3%

Female unemployment10.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied85.1%

Private renting6.1%

Social housing6.1%

Persons per room0.44

AsteeMarginally Above Average+1.4

People

Population496

Age dependency41.1%

Lone-parent families8.3%

Work & education

Third-level34.2%

Primary only11.7%

Professional / managerial38.7%

Semi/unskilled18.9%

Male unemployment3.1%

Female unemployment5.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied91.8%

Private renting3.3%

Social housing2.2%

Persons per room0.43

BallyconryMarginally Below Average-3.7

People

Population444

Age dependency43.2%

Lone-parent families15.8%

Work & education

Third-level31.1%

Primary only13.5%

Professional / managerial37.2%

Semi/unskilled22.5%

Male unemployment5.3%

Female unemployment11.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied91.5%

Private renting5.9%

Social housing1.3%

Persons per room0.45

BallyduffMarginally Below Average-8.5

People

Population846

Age dependency42.7%

Lone-parent families16.9%

Work & education

Third-level25.9%

Primary only16.8%

Professional / managerial34.4%

Semi/unskilled17.3%

Male unemployment10.3%

Female unemployment5.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied78.6%

Private renting7.7%

Social housing10.2%

Persons per room0.43

BallyeganMarginally Below Average-5.7

People

Population92

Age dependency34.8%

Lone-parent families16.7%

Work & education

Third-level24.3%

Primary only11.4%

Professional / managerial40.2%

Semi/unskilled9.4%

Male unemployment4.3%

Female unemployment5.3%

Housing

Owner-occupied88.6%

Private renting8.6%

Social housing2.9%

Persons per room0.43

BallyheigeMarginally Below Average-9.6

People

Population1,446

Age dependency41.1%

Lone-parent families14.1%

Work & education

Third-level26.9%

Primary only17.9%

Professional / managerial34.4%

Semi/unskilled18.4%

Male unemployment13.0%

Female unemployment6.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied79.1%

Private renting7.0%

Social housing10.1%

Persons per room0.44

BallynorigMarginally Below Average-1.9

People

Population549

Age dependency42.6%

Lone-parent families7.9%

Work & education

Third-level32.3%

Primary only12.6%

Professional / managerial41.5%

Semi/unskilled17.4%

Male unemployment4.6%

Female unemployment9.3%

Housing

Owner-occupied92.2%

Private renting3.1%

Social housing2.1%

Persons per room0.43

BealMarginally Above Average+8.0

People

Population150

Age dependency36.7%

Lone-parent families0.0%

Work & education

Third-level42.2%

Primary only14.7%

Professional / managerial52.0%

Semi/unskilled14.9%

Male unemployment0.0%

Female unemployment9.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied91.2%

Private renting3.5%

Social housing1.8%

Persons per room0.41

CarrigMarginally Below Average-8.7

People

Population374

Age dependency39.3%

Lone-parent families25.8%

Work & education

Third-level27.0%

Primary only17.0%

Professional / managerial38.0%

Semi/unskilled18.2%

Male unemployment12.2%

Female unemployment9.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied75.8%

Private renting8.5%

Social housing11.8%

Persons per room0.41

CausewayMarginally Below Average-5.2

People

Population628

Age dependency38.4%

Lone-parent families25.0%

Work & education

Third-level31.6%

Primary only13.1%

Professional / managerial34.1%

Semi/unskilled20.4%

Male unemployment7.6%

Female unemployment10.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied74.0%

Private renting8.8%

Social housing12.0%

Persons per room0.42

CloontubbridMarginally Below Average-4.8

People

Population289

Age dependency35.6%

Lone-parent families16.7%

Work & education

Third-level38.0%

Primary only13.9%

Professional / managerial43.3%

Semi/unskilled16.2%

Male unemployment11.8%

Female unemployment8.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied90.9%

Private renting2.7%

Social housing1.8%

Persons per room0.41

DrommartinMarginally Below Average-6.9

People

Population539

Age dependency39.1%

Lone-parent families15.0%

Work & education

Third-level27.2%

Primary only13.3%

Professional / managerial39.7%

Semi/unskilled21.1%

Male unemployment10.2%

Female unemployment9.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied88.3%

Private renting4.5%

Social housing5.0%

Persons per room0.45

GullaneMarginally Below Average-2.4

People

Population278

Age dependency35.6%

Lone-parent families25.0%

Work & education

Third-level30.8%

Primary only13.6%

Professional / managerial33.1%

Semi/unskilled17.0%

Male unemployment8.0%

Female unemployment3.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied87.5%

Private renting8.7%

Social housing2.9%

Persons per room0.42

GunsboroughMarginally Below Average-1.6

People

Population369

Age dependency38.2%

Lone-parent families2.9%

Work & education

Third-level31.8%

Primary only12.4%

Professional / managerial33.3%

Semi/unskilled24.9%

Male unemployment6.7%

Female unemployment6.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied92.8%

Private renting5.8%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.42

KerryheadMarginally Below Average-7.4

People

Population624

Age dependency36.9%

Lone-parent families3.9%

Work & education

Third-level25.7%

Primary only20.9%

Professional / managerial37.3%

Semi/unskilled18.9%

Male unemployment8.8%

Female unemployment9.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied91.7%

Private renting2.8%

Social housing2.3%

Persons per room0.46

KillehennyMarginally Below Average-5.2

People

Population2,064

Age dependency40.1%

Lone-parent families32.0%

Work & education

Third-level36.7%

Primary only11.9%

Professional / managerial35.5%

Semi/unskilled21.4%

Male unemployment13.8%

Female unemployment9.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied65.9%

Private renting9.0%

Social housing16.0%

Persons per room0.42

KilluryMarginally Below Average-5.1

People

Population491

Age dependency38.3%

Lone-parent families11.4%

Work & education

Third-level28.7%

Primary only15.9%

Professional / managerial40.1%

Semi/unskilled17.4%

Male unemployment7.9%

Female unemployment6.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied86.5%

Private renting4.7%

Social housing3.5%

Persons per room0.43

KiltomyMarginally Below Average-5.8

People

Population425

Age dependency42.6%

Lone-parent families15.8%

Work & education

Third-level25.2%

Primary only13.9%

Professional / managerial32.7%

Semi/unskilled19.8%

Male unemployment4.3%

Female unemployment9.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied86.7%

Private renting3.8%

Social housing5.7%

Persons per room0.43

LeitrimMarginally Above Average+3.3

People

Population560

Age dependency37.1%

Lone-parent families3.6%

Work & education

Third-level34.9%

Primary only14.7%

Professional / managerial44.3%

Semi/unskilled17.5%

Male unemployment2.6%

Female unemployment4.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied91.7%

Private renting3.6%

Social housing0.5%

Persons per room0.45

LislaughtinMarginally Below Average-4.5

People

Population552

Age dependency41.7%

Lone-parent families19.1%

Work & education

Third-level29.6%

Primary only14.9%

Professional / managerial36.2%

Semi/unskilled20.2%

Male unemployment5.8%

Female unemployment6.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied86.0%

Private renting9.2%

Social housing2.2%

Persons per room0.39

LisseltonMarginally Above Average+0.5

People

Population348

Age dependency37.9%

Lone-parent families7.4%

Work & education

Third-level30.6%

Primary only15.3%

Professional / managerial40.2%

Semi/unskilled16.4%

Male unemployment2.4%

Female unemployment4.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied95.2%

Private renting3.2%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.44

NewtownsandesMarginally Below Average-6.3

People

Population1,135

Age dependency41.0%

Lone-parent families15.4%

Work & education

Third-level25.0%

Primary only13.0%

Professional / managerial32.8%

Semi/unskilled22.1%

Male unemployment8.2%

Female unemployment8.3%

Housing

Owner-occupied79.3%

Private renting11.2%

Social housing7.4%

Persons per room0.43

ShronowenMarginally Below Average-5.7

People

Population221

Age dependency43.0%

Lone-parent families25.0%

Work & education

Third-level29.3%

Primary only22.2%

Professional / managerial38.5%

Semi/unskilled13.8%

Male unemployment3.2%

Female unemployment9.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied89.7%

Private renting4.6%

Social housing1.1%

Persons per room0.42

TarbertMarginally Below Average-7.6

People

Population757

Age dependency47.4%

Lone-parent families26.5%

Work & education

Third-level27.5%

Primary only12.5%

Professional / managerial35.1%

Semi/unskilled21.0%

Male unemployment8.4%

Female unemployment11.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied82.3%

Private renting5.2%

Social housing8.4%

Persons per room0.39

TarmonMarginally Below Average-0.4

People

Population483

Age dependency38.5%

Lone-parent families7.1%

Work & education

Third-level32.8%

Primary only14.9%

Professional / managerial40.4%

Semi/unskilled20.5%

Male unemployment5.6%

Female unemployment4.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied92.1%

Private renting3.9%

Social housing0.6%

Persons per room0.41

UrleeMarginally Below Average-4.0

People

Population376

Age dependency41.8%

Lone-parent families10.0%

Work & education

Third-level30.1%

Primary only15.2%

Professional / managerial33.8%

Semi/unskilled21.9%

Male unemployment10.8%

Female unemployment1.4%

Housing

Owner-occupied86.2%

Private renting9.0%

Social housing2.1%

Persons per room0.42

Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022 — relative affluence and Census 2022 demographics by Electoral Division. Percentages use Census denominators (adults, households or labour force) that differ by indicator.

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Questions about Ballybunion

What is the average house price in Ballybunion?

The median second-hand sale price in Ballybunion over the last 18 months was €248,000, based on 134 Property Price Register sales. New builds had a median of €279,163.

Are house prices in Ballybunion rising or falling?

Second-hand prices in Ballybunion are up 7.3% over the past year, with a current median of €248,000.

How does Ballybunion compare to the rest of Kerry?

The Ballybunion median (€248,000) is 11% below the Co. Kerry median of €280,000.

Other areas in Co. Kerry

Tralee Killarney Killorglin Kenmare Dingle Listowel Castleisland Waterville Cahersiveen Valentia Island

Based on 137 full-market Property Price Register sales geolocated to Ballybunion (26 electoral divisions). Medians exclude non-full-market and bulk transactions. New-build vs second-hand is identified by the VAT-exclusive flag. €/m² uses enriched floor areas where available. Last updated 9 June 2026. Not a valuation of any individual property.