House prices · Co. Mayo

House Prices in Castlebar

The median second-hand home in Castlebar, Co. Mayo sold for €248,000 over the last 18 months, across 329 recorded sales. Year-on-year, second-hand prices are up 5.9%. New builds had a median of €396,186. Homes typically sold for about €2,545 per square metre.

About Castlebar

Castlebar is the county town and main service centre for Mayo, with a mix of urban neighbourhoods and surrounding rural townlands. The median second-hand price is €248,000, putting it 18% above the county median of €210,000, while new-builds are much higher at €396,186. Typical prices are around €2,545 per m², and values have risen 4.2% year-on-year.

Median (second-hand)

€248,000

Sales (last 18 mths)

329

Typical €/m²

€2,545

Year-on-year

+5.9%

The second-hand median in Castlebar is 18% above the Mayo county median of €210,000.

Property mix in Castlebar

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

37%€340,000

Semi-detached

36%€279,500

Bungalow

16%€230,000

Terraced

7%€224,000

Apartment

5%€199,000

Bedrooms

1 bed

2 bed

10%€200,000

3 bed

46%€255,000

4 bed

32%€296,500

5+ beds

10%€368,522

Energy rating (BER)

10%

39%

28%

10%

Floor area

Under 75 m²

11%

75–99 m²

29%

100–149 m²

39%

150–199 m²

11%

200+ m²

10%

Recent sales in Castlebar

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Date	Address	Type	Price	Beds	Size	BER
May 2026	18 The Brambles, Pontoon Rd	—	€370,000	—	—	—
May 2026	4 Blackrock, Sion Hill	—	€332,000	—	—	—
May 2026	The Lodge, St Martins Terrace	Detached	€395,000	3	113 m²	C1
May 2026	Blackfort, Newport Rd	Detached	€320,000	5	194 m²	C3
May 2026	Partry Post Office, Ballynanerroon Beg	Detached	€266,000	5	143 m²	E2
May 2026	Lower Lakeland, Manulla	—	€65,000	—	—	—
May 2026	Apt 24 Student Accomadation, Milebush Rd	Apartment	€130,000	2	65 m²	C2
May 2026	29 Kennedy Gardens, Castlebar	Detached	€310,000	4	—	C3
May 2026	16 Brooklands, Newtown	—	€295,000	—	—	B1
May 2026	Derryfadda, Bofeenaun	—	€93,000	—	—	—
May 2026	18 Glapesuile, Castlebar	Semi-D	€276,000	3	—	C1
May 2026	1 Church View, Balla	—	€292,500	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Anna Verna, Newport Rd	—	€405,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Apt.2 - C/o Al Muretto, Tucker Street	—	€240,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	6 An Sruthan, Turlough Rd	—	€222,500	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Curraghmore, Bofeenaun	—	€110,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Apt 33 Hawthorn Village, Milebush Rd	—	€142,500	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Apt 63 Student Accomadation, Milebush Rd	—	€135,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	106 Chesnut Grove, Castlebar	—	€246,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Gortnasmuttaun, Carra	—	€100,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Pound Road, Castlebar	—	€250,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	20 Maryland, Castlebar	Detached	€390,000	4	214.43 m²	D2
Apr 2026	33 Rowan Dr, Castlebar	—	€150,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Derry, Kilateeaun	—	€381,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Grallagh, Ballyvary	Detached	€264,000	4	174 m²	—

What is Castlebar like?

Across Castlebar's 28 electoral divisions and 32,080 residents, about 40% of adults hold a third-level qualification and 75% of homes are owner-occupied. On the Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022 the area is classed marginally above average (ranges very disadvantaged to marginally above average across divisions).

Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022

Marginally Above Average+0.1 relative scoreRanges Very Disadvantaged to Marginally Above Average across divisions

Residents

32,080

people (Census 2022)

Age dependency

37.2%

per 100 of working age

Third-level educated

39.7%

of adults

Professional / managerial

40.2%

of residents

Unemployment

7.9%

of the labour force

Owner-occupied

75.0%

of households

Private renting

17.9%

of households

Population-weighted across the area's 28 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 Castlebar

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

AddergooleMarginally Below Average-0.6

People

Population900

Age dependency38.0%

Lone-parent families10.8%

Work & education

Third-level34.7%

Primary only15.5%

Professional / managerial40.4%

Semi/unskilled19.6%

Male unemployment6.5%

Female unemployment6.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied83.1%

Private renting12.4%

Social housing1.5%

Persons per room0.43

BallaMarginally Above Average+1.8

People

Population1,661

Age dependency38.0%

Lone-parent families10.9%

Work & education

Third-level37.3%

Primary only8.8%

Professional / managerial42.8%

Semi/unskilled15.0%

Male unemployment5.8%

Female unemployment6.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied81.0%

Private renting13.6%

Social housing3.6%

Persons per room0.42

BallinafadMarginally Below Average-0.1

People

Population621

Age dependency36.7%

Lone-parent families11.9%

Work & education

Third-level33.2%

Primary only10.9%

Professional / managerial41.4%

Semi/unskilled15.5%

Male unemployment6.6%

Female unemployment6.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied89.6%

Private renting5.2%

Social housing1.4%

Persons per room0.43

BallinchallaMarginally Below Average-0.5

People

Population235

Age dependency43.8%

Lone-parent families13.0%

Work & education

Third-level30.8%

Primary only27.7%

Professional / managerial41.7%

Semi/unskilled20.2%

Male unemployment3.6%

Female unemployment2.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied84.3%

Private renting10.1%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.42

BallyheanMarginally Above Average+3.0

People

Population640

Age dependency41.3%

Lone-parent families2.9%

Work & education

Third-level38.9%

Primary only13.0%

Professional / managerial46.6%

Semi/unskilled12.8%

Male unemployment3.8%

Female unemployment3.4%

Housing

Owner-occupied93.7%

Private renting3.4%

Social housing0.5%

Persons per room0.46

BallynagoraherMarginally Below Average-3.5

People

Population347

Age dependency42.1%

Lone-parent families12.5%

Work & education

Third-level26.8%

Primary only20.0%

Professional / managerial36.0%

Semi/unskilled16.2%

Male unemployment2.1%

Female unemployment6.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied95.2%

Private renting3.2%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.45

BallyoveyMarginally Above Average+1.4

People

Population238

Age dependency42.9%

Lone-parent families4.2%

Work & education

Third-level33.1%

Primary only22.1%

Professional / managerial52.9%

Semi/unskilled15.9%

Male unemployment3.3%

Female unemployment4.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied87.2%

Private renting9.0%

Social housing2.6%

Persons per room0.43

BellavaryMarginally Above Average+0.4

People

Population1,084

Age dependency39.7%

Lone-parent families13.7%

Work & education

Third-level39.3%

Primary only13.2%

Professional / managerial41.3%

Semi/unskilled17.4%

Male unemployment6.2%

Female unemployment6.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied88.7%

Private renting3.9%

Social housing3.9%

Persons per room0.44

BreaghwyMarginally Above Average+3.0

People

Population1,964

Age dependency36.6%

Lone-parent families11.5%

Work & education

Third-level44.3%

Primary only8.1%

Professional / managerial45.4%

Semi/unskilled12.5%

Male unemployment6.6%

Female unemployment6.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied87.5%

Private renting10.4%

Social housing0.7%

Persons per room0.46

BurrenMarginally Above Average+4.0

People

Population366

Age dependency41.3%

Lone-parent families6.4%

Work & education

Third-level31.2%

Primary only11.0%

Professional / managerial40.2%

Semi/unskilled19.6%

Male unemployment3.2%

Female unemployment3.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied94.2%

Private renting2.5%

Social housing0.8%

Persons per room0.46

BurriscarraMarginally Below Average-1.4

People

Population453

Age dependency39.7%

Lone-parent families7.1%

Work & education

Third-level34.4%

Primary only12.8%

Professional / managerial43.0%

Semi/unskilled16.4%

Male unemployment5.7%

Female unemployment8.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied86.4%

Private renting9.3%

Social housing0.6%

Persons per room0.41

CappaghduffMarginally Below Average-2.6

People

Population366

Age dependency37.2%

Lone-parent families0.0%

Work & education

Third-level38.9%

Primary only13.8%

Professional / managerial43.2%

Semi/unskilled16.8%

Male unemployment13.0%

Female unemployment4.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied83.6%

Private renting6.7%

Social housing7.5%

Persons per room0.41

Castlebar RuralMarginally Above Average+3.0

People

Population7,935

Age dependency33.5%

Lone-parent families18.5%

Work & education

Third-level45.6%

Primary only6.7%

Professional / managerial42.3%

Semi/unskilled16.4%

Male unemployment8.8%

Female unemployment6.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied67.9%

Private renting23.1%

Social housing6.9%

Persons per room0.45

Castlebar UrbanMarginally Below Average-5.4

People

Population6,635

Age dependency36.5%

Lone-parent families27.4%

Work & education

Third-level38.6%

Primary only11.2%

Professional / managerial31.4%

Semi/unskilled21.6%

Male unemployment16.9%

Female unemployment10.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied47.0%

Private renting40.6%

Social housing8.4%

Persons per room0.48

ClogherMarginally Above Average+0.7

People

Population618

Age dependency39.2%

Lone-parent families10.6%

Work & education

Third-level32.5%

Primary only10.7%

Professional / managerial35.6%

Semi/unskilled18.7%

Male unemployment3.2%

Female unemployment8.3%

Housing

Owner-occupied93.1%

Private renting3.5%

Social housing0.5%

Persons per room0.44

CloonkeenMarginally Below Average-0.1

People

Population779

Age dependency43.9%

Lone-parent families11.1%

Work & education

Third-level39.1%

Primary only8.8%

Professional / managerial47.0%

Semi/unskilled13.2%

Male unemployment8.3%

Female unemployment3.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied92.7%

Private renting4.5%

Social housing1.1%

Persons per room0.40

CroaghmoyleMarginally Above Average+0.1

People

Population180

Age dependency43.3%

Lone-parent families23.1%

Work & education

Third-level40.1%

Primary only11.7%

Professional / managerial43.3%

Semi/unskilled16.3%

Male unemployment6.1%

Female unemployment5.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied95.2%

Private renting1.6%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.43

IslandeadyMarginally Above Average+2.0

People

Population1,079

Age dependency37.7%

Lone-parent families7.5%

Work & education

Third-level37.4%

Primary only11.8%

Professional / managerial41.8%

Semi/unskilled16.3%

Male unemployment6.5%

Female unemployment4.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied91.5%

Private renting4.9%

Social housing1.4%

Persons per room0.45

KillavallyMarginally Above Average+3.5

People

Population518

Age dependency38.4%

Lone-parent families15.3%

Work & education

Third-level36.4%

Primary only12.1%

Professional / managerial41.7%

Semi/unskilled18.4%

Male unemployment3.2%

Female unemployment5.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied90.8%

Private renting3.5%

Social housing5.2%

Persons per room0.45

LetterbrickVery Disadvantaged-25.0

People

Population114

Age dependency39.5%

Lone-parent families0.0%

Work & education

Third-level10.6%

Primary only39.4%

Professional / managerial28.1%

Semi/unskilled21.4%

Male unemployment11.4%

Female unemployment13.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied86.7%

Private renting2.2%

Social housing4.4%

Persons per room0.41

ManullaMarginally Above Average+1.3

People

Population991

Age dependency36.1%

Lone-parent families13.5%

Work & education

Third-level37.6%

Primary only7.7%

Professional / managerial40.3%

Semi/unskilled13.3%

Male unemployment5.9%

Female unemployment4.4%

Housing

Owner-occupied88.9%

Private renting7.2%

Social housing0.9%

Persons per room0.41

OwenbrinMarginally Below Average-4.8

People

Population213

Age dependency44.1%

Lone-parent families23.1%

Work & education

Third-level30.0%

Primary only27.5%

Professional / managerial32.9%

Semi/unskilled20.3%

Male unemployment3.7%

Female unemployment7.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied85.1%

Private renting5.3%

Social housing3.2%

Persons per room0.38

PontoonMarginally Below Average-2.9

People

Population512

Age dependency41.0%

Lone-parent families13.0%

Work & education

Third-level30.9%

Primary only13.5%

Professional / managerial43.0%

Semi/unskilled19.5%

Male unemployment9.8%

Female unemployment3.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied92.2%

Private renting6.0%

Social housing1.2%

Persons per room0.47

PortroyalMarginally Above Average+4.0

People

Population603

Age dependency45.4%

Lone-parent families10.9%

Work & education

Third-level47.0%

Primary only13.1%

Professional / managerial43.3%

Semi/unskilled15.4%

Male unemployment2.8%

Female unemployment5.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied92.0%

Private renting6.1%

Social housing0.5%

Persons per room0.41

RosleeMarginally Above Average+0.1

People

Population443

Age dependency36.3%

Lone-parent families22.2%

Work & education

Third-level32.8%

Primary only10.6%

Professional / managerial41.5%

Semi/unskilled19.9%

Male unemployment5.1%

Female unemployment7.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied81.8%

Private renting7.4%

Social housing4.0%

Persons per room0.45

StradeMarginally Below Average-4.6

People

Population647

Age dependency40.2%

Lone-parent families13.2%

Work & education

Third-level32.1%

Primary only17.0%

Professional / managerial37.7%

Semi/unskilled17.3%

Male unemployment9.2%

Female unemployment6.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied91.0%

Private renting4.5%

Social housing1.8%

Persons per room0.43

TawnynagryMarginally Below Average-0.5

People

Population378

Age dependency42.1%

Lone-parent families5.4%

Work & education

Third-level36.0%

Primary only16.2%

Professional / managerial38.9%

Semi/unskilled11.1%

Male unemployment4.8%

Female unemployment2.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied90.8%

Private renting6.9%

Social housing1.5%

Persons per room0.44

TurloughMarginally Above Average+4.1

People

Population1,560

Age dependency38.9%

Lone-parent families10.0%

Work & education

Third-level43.0%

Primary only9.0%

Professional / managerial48.1%

Semi/unskilled13.4%

Male unemployment5.5%

Female unemployment3.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied93.2%

Private renting4.8%

Social housing0.8%

Persons per room0.44

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 Castlebar

What is the average house price in Castlebar?

The median second-hand sale price in Castlebar over the last 18 months was €248,000, based on 329 Property Price Register sales. New builds had a median of €396,186.

Are house prices in Castlebar rising or falling?

Second-hand prices in Castlebar are up 5.9% over the past year, with a current median of €248,000.

How does Castlebar compare to the rest of Mayo?

The Castlebar median (€248,000) is 18% above the Co. Mayo median of €210,000.

Other areas in Co. Mayo

Ballina, Mayo Westport Claremorris Swinford Belmullet Knock Ballinrobe Charlestown Killala Foxford Ballyhaunis Achill Newport, Mayo Crossmolina

Based on 385 full-market Property Price Register sales geolocated to Castlebar (28 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.