House prices · Co. Donegal

House Prices in Ballyshannon

The median second-hand home in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal sold for €130,000 over the last 18 months, across 56 recorded sales. Year-on-year, second-hand prices are up 10%. Homes typically sold for about €1,637 per square metre.

About Ballyshannon

Ballyshannon is a small market town in south Donegal, close to the county boundary and the coast, with both town and rural areas around it. Second-hand homes here typically sell at a relatively affordable level, with a median of €130,000, about 28% below the Donegal median, while prices have risen 9.4% year-on-year.

Median (second-hand)

€130,000

Sales (last 18 mths)

56

Typical €/m²

€1,637

Year-on-year

+10%

The second-hand median in Ballyshannon is 28% below the Donegal county median of €180,000.

Property mix in Ballyshannon

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

Terraced
50%€128,000
Detached
22%
Bungalow
11%
Semi-detached
11%
Apartment
6%

Bedrooms

2 bed
17%
3 bed
56%€163,500
4 bed
28%€272,000

Energy rating (BER)

B
5%
C
26%
D
11%
E
16%
F
16%
G
26%

Recent sales in Ballyshannon

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DateAddressTypePriceBedsSizeBER
May 202642 Cluain Barron, BallyshannonTerrace€155,000360 m²D2
May 2026Abbeylands, BallyshannonDetached€275,0004168 m²F
May 2026Monaghan House, 37 Upper Main Street€50,000
Apr 2026Condons, The Mall€155,000
Apr 202646 Cluain Barron, BallyshannonTerrace€147,0004E1
Apr 202639 Tirconnaill Street, Ballyshannon€40,000
Apr 2026Apt 1, 15 Main St€60,000
Apr 2026No. 2 Assaroe View, BallyshannonBungalow€276,0003F
Apr 202632 Bendilus Ave, BallyshannonTerrace€100,000370 m²G
Mar 2026Knather Rd, Ballyshannon€495,000
Feb 2026Tullyhorky, Ballyshannon€212,500
Feb 2026Kildoney Glebe, BallyshannonDetached€300,0003195 m²C2
Feb 2026Travers, East PortSemi-D€141,500398 m²G
Feb 2026Apartment 9, Beal Na Mara The Mall€136,000
Jan 202649 College Street, Ballyshannon€99,000G
Jan 2026West Port, BallyshannonTerrace€76,000273 m²G
Dec 20254 Erne St, Ballyshannon€52,000
Dec 2025Marymount, Parkhill€170,000
Nov 2025Kildoney Glebe, Ballyshannon€285,000
Nov 20255 Rockview, Ballyshannon€167,000
Oct 2025Chapel St, Ballyshannon€125,000
Oct 2025Garden Hill, Kildoney GlebeDetached€382,0004245 m²B3
Sept 202523 West Rock, Ballyshannon€90,000
Aug 2025Donegal Road, Coolcholly€80,000
Aug 202538 Cluain Barron, Ballyshannon€115,000

What is Ballyshannon like?

Across Ballyshannon's 2 electoral divisions and 3,452 residents, about 34% of adults hold a third-level qualification and 71% of homes are owner-occupied. On the Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022 the area is classed marginally below average (ranges disadvantaged to marginally below average across divisions).

Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022

Marginally Below Average-6.0 relative scoreRanges Disadvantaged to Marginally Below Average across divisions

Residents

3,452

people (Census 2022)

Age dependency

40.9%

per 100 of working age

Third-level educated

33.9%

of adults

Professional / managerial

34.9%

of residents

Unemployment

10.9%

of the labour force

Owner-occupied

71.2%

of households

Private renting

14.6%

of households

Population-weighted across the area's 2 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 Ballyshannon

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

Ballyshannon RuralMarginally Below Average-0.1

People

Population1,738
Age dependency41.9%
Lone-parent families14.6%

Work & education

Third-level39.8%
Primary only10.3%
Professional / managerial40.6%
Semi/unskilled17.5%
Male unemployment7.8%
Female unemployment5.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied79.6%
Private renting6.3%
Social housing9.7%
Persons per room0.43
Ballyshannon UrbanDisadvantaged-11.9

People

Population1,714
Age dependency39.9%
Lone-parent families28.6%

Work & education

Third-level27.8%
Primary only15.3%
Professional / managerial29.1%
Semi/unskilled25.2%
Male unemployment18.8%
Female unemployment12.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied62.7%
Private renting23.1%
Social housing9.6%
Persons per room0.41

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 Ballyshannon

What is the average house price in Ballyshannon?
The median second-hand sale price in Ballyshannon over the last 18 months was €130,000, based on 56 Property Price Register sales.
Are house prices in Ballyshannon rising or falling?
Second-hand prices in Ballyshannon are up 10% over the past year, with a current median of €130,000.
How does Ballyshannon compare to the rest of Donegal?
The Ballyshannon median (€130,000) is 28% below the Co. Donegal median of €180,000.

Other areas in Co. Donegal

Based on 55 full-market Property Price Register sales geolocated to Ballyshannon (2 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.