House prices · Co. Galway

House Prices in Clifden

The median second-hand home in Clifden, Co. Galway sold for €285,000 over the last 18 months, across 157 recorded sales. Year-on-year, second-hand prices are up 20%. New builds had a median of €366,583. Homes typically sold for about €2,418 per square metre.

About Clifden

Clifden is a small west Galway market town serving a scattered rural and coastal hinterland, with nearby villages and townlands rather than a dense urban setting. Second-hand homes typically sell for about €285,000, which is 14% below the county median, while new-builds are higher at €366,583; prices have risen 20.6% year-on-year.

Median (second-hand)

€285,000

Sales (last 18 mths)

157

Typical €/m²

€2,418

Year-on-year

+20%

The second-hand median in Clifden is 14% below the Galway county median of €330,000.

Property mix in Clifden

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

66%€325,000

Terraced

11%€280,000

Semi-detached

11%€239,000

Bungalow

8%€295,000

Apartment

Duplex

Bedrooms

1 bed

2 bed

9%€330,000

3 bed

49%€252,000

4 bed

22%€360,000

5+ beds

16%€325,000

Energy rating (BER)

13%

36%

13%

11%

13%

14%

Floor area

Under 75 m²

75–99 m²

24%

100–149 m²

43%

150–199 m²

11%

200+ m²

19%

Recent sales in Clifden

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Date	Address	Type	Price	Beds	Size	BER
May 2026	Murvey, Roundstone	Detached	€205,000	3	75 m²	G
May 2026	Rosleague, Letterfrack	—	€100,000	—	—	—
May 2026	Emlaghmore, Ballinahinch	Detached	€250,000	3	—	C3
Apr 2026	Cashleen, Renvyle	Detached	€225,000	3	78 m²	G
Apr 2026	Ardbear, Clifden	—	€565,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	16 Racecourse Lawns, Clifden	Semi-D	€317,500	4	110 m²	C2
Apr 2026	10a Monastery Close, Monastery Road	—	€140,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	5 Riverfalls, Clifden	—	€250,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Rusheenamanagh, Carna	—	€80,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Lodge 60, Clifden Glen	Detached	€127,000	3	83 m²	D2
Apr 2026	Kingstown, Clifden	Detached	€480,000	3	236 m²	B2
Mar 2026	Antfield House, Gortnashingaun	—	€300,000	—	—	—
Mar 2026	10 Harbour Heights, Seaview	—	€330,000	—	—	—
Mar 2026	9a Glynsk Cottages, Glynsk	Detached	€245,000	2	139 m²	C1
Mar 2026	10 Aillebrack, Ballyconneely	Detached	€285,000	3	—	E1
Mar 2026	3 Clifden Glen, Clifden	Detached	€275,000	3	—	D1
Mar 2026	Cannute, Canower	Detached	€730,000	—	346.6 m²	E1
Mar 2026	3 Cuirt Cregg, Galway Rd	—	€255,000	—	—	C3
Feb 2026	Turbot Island, Clifden	—	€101,000	—	—	—
Feb 2026	Tawnagbawn, Cashel	—	€101,250	—	—	—
Feb 2026	Knocknahaw, Moyard	—	€285,000	—	—	—
Feb 2026	Lakeview Cottage, Callow	—	€405,000	—	—	—
Feb 2026	29 Cuirt Cregg, Clifden	—	€300,000	—	—	—
Feb 2026	Cloonderavon, Moyard	Detached	€555,000	6	218 m²	C2
Feb 2026	Caryn Place, Market Hill	Terrace	€240,000	4	104 m²	C1

What is Clifden like?

Across Clifden's 25 electoral divisions and 12,448 residents, about 35% 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 below average (ranges disadvantaged to marginally above average across divisions).

Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022

Marginally Below Average-5.5 relative scoreRanges Disadvantaged to Marginally Above Average across divisions

Residents

12,448

people (Census 2022)

Age dependency

40.4%

per 100 of working age

Third-level educated

34.9%

of adults

Professional / managerial

34.4%

of residents

Unemployment

10.4%

of the labour force

Owner-occupied

75.4%

of households

Private renting

13.1%

of households

Population-weighted across the area's 25 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 Clifden

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

BallynakillMarginally Below Average-1.3

People

Population516

Age dependency32.8%

Lone-parent families30.3%

Work & education

Third-level40.6%

Primary only15.7%

Professional / managerial33.9%

Semi/unskilled24.0%

Male unemployment12.9%

Female unemployment9.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied65.8%

Private renting19.1%

Social housing5.5%

Persons per room0.45

BencorrMarginally Above Average+4.5

People

Population219

Age dependency36.5%

Lone-parent families11.1%

Work & education

Third-level54.8%

Primary only7.1%

Professional / managerial44.8%

Semi/unskilled12.2%

Male unemployment7.6%

Female unemployment3.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied71.7%

Private renting18.9%

Social housing1.9%

Persons per room0.62

BunowenMarginally Below Average-8.6

People

Population406

Age dependency46.5%

Lone-parent families18.5%

Work & education

Third-level23.7%

Primary only20.1%

Professional / managerial30.3%

Semi/unskilled25.6%

Male unemployment6.6%

Female unemployment7.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied86.3%

Private renting4.6%

Social housing5.2%

Persons per room0.43

CamusMarginally Below Average-7.6

People

Population332

Age dependency41.9%

Lone-parent families13.0%

Work & education

Third-level25.6%

Primary only27.3%

Professional / managerial38.0%

Semi/unskilled21.4%

Male unemployment8.1%

Female unemployment7.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied82.8%

Private renting6.6%

Social housing4.9%

Persons per room0.44

ClegganMarginally Below Average-9.6

People

Population304

Age dependency43.4%

Lone-parent families14.8%

Work & education

Third-level30.1%

Primary only14.5%

Professional / managerial32.6%

Semi/unskilled21.9%

Male unemployment17.9%

Female unemployment9.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied79.1%

Private renting12.7%

Social housing1.8%

Persons per room0.43

ClifdenMarginally Below Average-4.3

People

Population2,059

Age dependency40.0%

Lone-parent families16.9%

Work & education

Third-level37.8%

Primary only11.8%

Professional / managerial33.2%

Semi/unskilled19.2%

Male unemployment10.1%

Female unemployment8.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied60.4%

Private renting21.6%

Social housing10.0%

Persons per room0.48

CloonburMarginally Above Average+1.7

People

Population1,267

Age dependency36.5%

Lone-parent families13.5%

Work & education

Third-level43.0%

Primary only11.8%

Professional / managerial37.8%

Semi/unskilled17.5%

Male unemployment7.1%

Female unemployment8.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied78.4%

Private renting15.8%

Social housing2.4%

Persons per room0.53

Cong/RossMarginally Below Average-4.2

People

Population617

Age dependency45.5%

Lone-parent families13.0%

Work & education

Third-level33.0%

Primary only19.1%

Professional / managerial42.3%

Semi/unskilled17.5%

Male unemployment5.3%

Female unemployment8.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied87.5%

Private renting5.9%

Social housing2.9%

Persons per room0.40

Crump IslandMarginally Below Average-7.2

People

Population272

Age dependency26.5%

Lone-parent families18.2%

Work & education

Third-level32.9%

Primary only25.6%

Professional / managerial26.5%

Semi/unskilled22.7%

Male unemployment13.0%

Female unemployment6.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied85.3%

Private renting1.6%

Social housing4.9%

Persons per room0.71

CurMarginally Below Average-8.7

People

Population154

Age dependency46.1%

Lone-parent families21.4%

Work & education

Third-level35.1%

Primary only19.8%

Professional / managerial40.9%

Semi/unskilled18.8%

Male unemployment13.5%

Female unemployment6.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied80.3%

Private renting15.2%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.37

Derrylea/DerrycunlaghMarginally Below Average-3.3

People

Population318

Age dependency34.9%

Lone-parent families15.4%

Work & education

Third-level35.8%

Primary only12.1%

Professional / managerial37.7%

Semi/unskilled16.4%

Male unemployment11.2%

Female unemployment5.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied82.4%

Private renting12.8%

Social housing1.6%

Persons per room0.43

DoonloughanMarginally Below Average-7.1

People

Population97

Age dependency41.2%

Lone-parent families50.0%

Work & education

Third-level29.5%

Primary only16.4%

Professional / managerial30.9%

Semi/unskilled25.0%

Male unemployment11.1%

Female unemployment10.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied78.8%

Private renting15.2%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.45

ErrislannanDisadvantaged-12.0

People

Population234

Age dependency45.7%

Lone-parent families44.4%

Work & education

Third-level34.0%

Primary only22.8%

Professional / managerial30.3%

Semi/unskilled21.4%

Male unemployment19.6%

Female unemployment11.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied83.1%

Private renting10.8%

Social housing1.2%

Persons per room0.47

IllionMarginally Above Average+1.2

People

Population105

Age dependency45.7%

Lone-parent families25.0%

Work & education

Third-level26.4%

Primary only33.3%

Professional / managerial32.4%

Semi/unskilled14.8%

Male unemployment0.0%

Female unemployment0.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied84.6%

Private renting7.7%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.44

KilcumminMarginally Below Average-2.5

People

Population170

Age dependency39.4%

Lone-parent families5.6%

Work & education

Third-level36.5%

Primary only16.8%

Professional / managerial37.6%

Semi/unskilled17.8%

Male unemployment11.1%

Female unemployment3.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied82.1%

Private renting12.5%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.47

KnockboyDisadvantaged-11.2

People

Population875

Age dependency43.4%

Lone-parent families23.4%

Work & education

Third-level32.0%

Primary only20.1%

Professional / managerial32.9%

Semi/unskilled25.0%

Male unemployment19.8%

Female unemployment15.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied80.7%

Private renting6.4%

Social housing8.1%

Persons per room0.46

LetterbrickaunMarginally Above Average+4.1

People

Population262

Age dependency39.3%

Lone-parent families13.3%

Work & education

Third-level43.0%

Primary only14.0%

Professional / managerial43.1%

Semi/unskilled21.2%

Male unemployment5.4%

Female unemployment6.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied67.1%

Private renting21.9%

Social housing2.4%

Persons per room0.56

LetterforeMarginally Above Average+2.5

People

Population283

Age dependency41.0%

Lone-parent families8.0%

Work & education

Third-level44.1%

Primary only9.6%

Professional / managerial41.3%

Semi/unskilled15.5%

Male unemployment8.1%

Female unemployment3.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied82.7%

Private renting12.5%

Social housing1.0%

Persons per room0.40

MoyrusMarginally Below Average-3.3

People

Population334

Age dependency43.1%

Lone-parent families21.4%

Work & education

Third-level34.6%

Primary only20.7%

Professional / managerial35.3%

Semi/unskilled24.2%

Male unemployment5.4%

Female unemployment7.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied82.1%

Private renting6.0%

Social housing5.2%

Persons per room0.41

OwengowlaDisadvantaged-14.0

People

Population299

Age dependency42.8%

Lone-parent families10.0%

Work & education

Third-level26.8%

Primary only28.3%

Professional / managerial32.1%

Semi/unskilled25.3%

Male unemployment21.1%

Female unemployment10.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied85.3%

Private renting7.3%

Social housing2.8%

Persons per room0.45

RinvyleMarginally Below Average-3.9

People

Population1,253

Age dependency40.3%

Lone-parent families22.1%

Work & education

Third-level37.1%

Primary only19.3%

Professional / managerial33.7%

Semi/unskilled21.9%

Male unemployment9.7%

Female unemployment8.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied77.1%

Private renting15.8%

Social housing2.8%

Persons per room0.48

RoundstoneDisadvantaged-10.6

People

Population445

Age dependency41.8%

Lone-parent families14.7%

Work & education

Third-level30.5%

Primary only23.4%

Professional / managerial35.5%

Semi/unskilled24.9%

Male unemployment15.5%

Female unemployment12.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied67.4%

Private renting12.6%

Social housing13.1%

Persons per room0.42

SillernaDisadvantaged-11.5

People

Population466

Age dependency42.1%

Lone-parent families32.0%

Work & education

Third-level29.6%

Primary only19.4%

Professional / managerial29.4%

Semi/unskilled20.1%

Male unemployment18.9%

Female unemployment11.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied83.4%

Private renting8.6%

Social housing5.1%

Persons per room0.43

SkanniveDisadvantaged-12.9

People

Population606

Age dependency40.1%

Lone-parent families35.3%

Work & education

Third-level25.8%

Primary only24.1%

Professional / managerial29.2%

Semi/unskilled36.1%

Male unemployment17.8%

Female unemployment17.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied73.2%

Private renting7.6%

Social housing13.8%

Persons per room0.42

TurloughDisadvantaged-10.6

People

Population555

Age dependency43.2%

Lone-parent families25.6%

Work & education

Third-level28.0%

Primary only25.6%

Professional / managerial28.6%

Semi/unskilled25.8%

Male unemployment12.1%

Female unemployment10.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied69.5%

Private renting10.0%

Social housing15.2%

Persons per room0.43

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 Clifden

What is the average house price in Clifden?

The median second-hand sale price in Clifden over the last 18 months was €285,000, based on 157 Property Price Register sales. New builds had a median of €366,583.

Are house prices in Clifden rising or falling?

Second-hand prices in Clifden are up 20% over the past year, with a current median of €285,000.

How does Clifden compare to the rest of Galway?

The Clifden median (€285,000) is 14% below the Co. Galway median of €330,000.

Other areas in Co. Galway

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Based on 161 full-market Property Price Register sales geolocated to Clifden (25 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.