House prices · Co. Cork
House Prices in Cork City Centre
The median second-hand home in Cork City Centre, Co. Cork sold for €305,000 over the last 18 months, across 109 recorded sales. Year-on-year, second-hand prices are down 7%. New builds had a median of €410,000. Homes typically sold for about €4,594 per square metre.
About Cork City Centre
Cork City Centre is the compact inner-city core of Cork, with a dense mix of apartments, historic streets and city living close to employment, retail and transport links. Second-hand homes here typically sell for about €305,000, which is 9% below the Co. Cork median, while new-builds are higher at around €410,000; prices have also fallen 7% year-on-year.
Median (second-hand)
€305,000
Sales (last 18 mths)
109
Typical €/m²
€4,594
Year-on-year
-7%
The second-hand median in Cork City Centre is 9% below the Cork county median of €335,000.
Property mix in Cork City Centre
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
Bedrooms
Energy rating (BER)
Floor area
Recent sales in Cork City Centre
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| Date | Address | Type | Price | Beds | Size | BER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Apartment 1 & Others, 15 Devonshire Street | — | €785,000 | — | — | — |
| May 2026 | Apt 14, Granary Court | — | €195,000 | — | — | — |
| May 2026 | Brentville, Victoria Rd | Terrace | €950,000 | 5 | 198.7 m² | C3 |
| Apr 2026 | 11 Aldergrove, Highfield West | Terrace | €262,500 | 4 | 119 m² | E1 |
| Apr 2026 | Apt 1, 14 Washington St | — | €780,000 | — | — | — |
| Apr 2026 | 6 Washington Court, Anne St | Terrace | €370,000 | 3 | 73 m² | C2 |
| Apr 2026 | Apt 1, Classic House | Apartment | €292,500 | 2 | 66 m² | B2 |
| Apr 2026 | 12 Opera Lane, Cork | Apartment | €475,000 | 2 | — | C2 |
| Apr 2026 | Gurteenroe, Bantry | — | €295,000 | — | — | — |
| Mar 2026 | Fingall, Rockboro Ave | Semi-D | €485,000 | 3 | 117 m² | E2 |
| Mar 2026 | 7 Rochelle House, Old Blackrock Rd | — | €450,000 | — | — | — |
| Mar 2026 | 2 Marina Terrace, Albert Rd | Terrace | €352,000 | 2 | — | E2 |
| Mar 2026 | Apt A, 1 Southern Rd | — | €430,000 | — | — | — |
| Mar 2026 | 11 Anglesea Terrace, Cork | Terrace | €180,000 | 3 | 90 m² | G |
| Feb 2026 | Castlegreina, Boreenmanna Rd | — | €485,000 | — | — | — |
| Feb 2026 | 11 Rochelle Lawn, Old Blackrock Rd | Duplex | €485,000 | 3 | 140 m² | B3 |
| Feb 2026 | Apt 2, 10 Grand Parade | — | €13,585 | — | — | — |
| Feb 2026 | Apt 1, 8 Grand Parade | — | €238,000 | — | — | — |
| Feb 2026 | Apt 1, 10 Grand Parade | — | €238,000 | — | — | — |
| Feb 2026 | Apt 3, 8 Grand Parade | — | €238,000 | — | — | — |
| Feb 2026 | Apt 2, 8 Grand Parade | — | €238,000 | — | — | — |
| Feb 2026 | Apt 2, 10 Grand Parade | — | €238,000 | — | — | — |
| Feb 2026 | Apartment 1, 1 Rosefield Terrace | — | €340,000 | — | — | — |
| Jan 2026 | 40 Southern Rd, Cork | Terrace | €415,000 | 6 | 1646 m² | G |
| Jan 2026 | 9 Elizabeth Terrace, Albert Rd | Terrace | €285,000 | 2 | 52 m² | G |
What is Cork City Centre like?
Across Cork City Centre's 4 electoral divisions and 6,129 residents, about 63% of adults hold a third-level qualification and 20% of homes are owner-occupied. On the Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022 the area is classed marginally above average (ranges marginally above average to affluent across divisions).
Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022
Residents
6,129
people (Census 2022)
Age dependency
20.5%
per 100 of working age
Third-level educated
63.0%
of adults
Professional / managerial
38.8%
of residents
Unemployment
8.7%
of the labour force
Owner-occupied
19.8%
of households
Private renting
66.8%
of households
Population-weighted across the area's 4 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 Cork City Centre
4 divisions make up Cork City Centre. The coloured tag is each one's Pobal affluence band (green = affluent, red = disadvantaged); open a division to see its full Census profile.
Centre AMarginally Above Average+8.2
People
Work & education
Housing
Centre BMarginally Above Average+5.5
People
Work & education
Housing
City Hall AAffluent+13.3
People
Work & education
Housing
City Hall BMarginally Above Average+9.0
People
Work & education
Housing
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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Based on 125 full-market Property Price Register sales geolocated to Cork City Centre (4 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.