House prices · Co. Donegal

House Prices in Donegal Town

The median second-hand home in Donegal Town, Co. Donegal sold for €232,500 over the last 18 months, across 164 recorded sales. Year-on-year, second-hand prices are up 40.4%. New builds had a median of €354,957. Homes typically sold for about €2,067 per square metre.

About Donegal Town

Donegal Town is a market town and coastal area in south-west Donegal, serving as a local centre for surrounding villages and rural communities. Second-hand homes have a median price of €232,500, which is well above the county median of €180,000, while new-builds are higher again at €354,957. Prices are also rising strongly, up 42.9% year-on-year.

Median (second-hand)

€232,500

Sales (last 18 mths)

164

Typical €/m²

€2,067

Year-on-year

+40.4%

The second-hand median in Donegal Town is 29% above the Donegal county median of €180,000.

Property mix in Donegal Town

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

51%€320,000

Semi-detached

17%€272,500

Bungalow

14%€250,000

Terraced

14%€207,500

Apartment

Bedrooms

1 bed

2 bed

13%€172,500

3 bed

29%€255,000

4 bed

37%€276,250

5+ beds

17%€375,000

Energy rating (BER)

16%

31%

23%

Floor area

Under 75 m²

11%

75–99 m²

18%

100–149 m²

31%

150–199 m²

23%

200+ m²

18%

Recent sales in Donegal Town

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Date	Address	Type	Price	Beds	Size	BER
May 2026	11 Farmleigh Park, Donegal Town	Semi-D	€292,000	3	1087 m²	D1
May 2026	Heatherville House, Benroe	Bungalow	€295,000	6	151.81 m²	—
May 2026	7 Glebe Crest, Donegal	Detached	€355,000	5	166 m²	C2
May 2026	San Martino, Glencoagh	—	€218,000	—	—	—
May 2026	3 Keenaghan Close, Carrick Road	Detached	€280,000	6	200 m²	C1
May 2026	Curris, Kilcar	Other	€180,000	2	59 m²	E2
May 2026	The Heather House, St Ernans	—	€340,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	The Cottage, Drumaghy	—	€70,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Ballysaggart, Dunkineely	Bungalow	€435,000	4	177 m²	C3
Apr 2026	14 Ros Mor, Donegal Town	—	€175,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Malinmore, Glencolmcille	—	€175,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Tirconnaill St, Donegal Town	—	€150,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Cladnageragh, Killbeg	Other	€475,000	2	85 m²	C2
Apr 2026	27a Bru Na Mara, Old Laghey Road	Apartment	€115,000	2	52 m²	D1
Apr 2026	The Hall, Mountcharles	Detached	€725,000	6	558 m²	—
Apr 2026	Drumkeelan, Mountcharles	—	€11,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Drumduff, Inver	Bungalow	€215,000	2	65 m²	D2
Apr 2026	Neenabradden, Inver	—	€252,500	—	—	—
Mar 2026	Drumbeagh, Mountcharles	Detached	€320,000	3	149 m²	C2
Mar 2026	Drumduff, Inver	Detached	€290,000	4	118 m²	C3
Mar 2026	Ballydevitt, Donegal	Bungalow	€280,000	3	97 m²	D2
Mar 2026	Benroe, Bruckless	—	€250,000	—	—	—
Mar 2026	1 Dorrians, Mountcharles	—	€285,000	—	—	—
Mar 2026	Summerhill, Donegal	—	€330,000	—	—	—
Mar 2026	5 Glór Na D'tonn, Mountcharles	Terrace	€257,500	4	145 m²	B1

What is Donegal Town like?

Across Donegal Town's 20 electoral divisions and 15,599 residents, about 32% of adults hold a third-level qualification and 78% 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-4.2 relative scoreRanges Disadvantaged to Marginally Above Average across divisions

Residents

15,599

people (Census 2022)

Age dependency

40.4%

per 100 of working age

Third-level educated

32.4%

of adults

Professional / managerial

33.0%

of residents

Unemployment

8.0%

of the labour force

Owner-occupied

78.1%

of households

Private renting

11.1%

of households

Population-weighted across the area's 20 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 Donegal Town

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

BinbaneMarginally Below Average-5.2

People

Population169

Age dependency46.8%

Lone-parent families7.1%

Work & education

Third-level24.0%

Primary only27.3%

Professional / managerial23.7%

Semi/unskilled26.7%

Male unemployment2.6%

Female unemployment3.3%

Housing

Owner-occupied88.9%

Private renting4.8%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.47

BonnyglenMarginally Below Average-3.9

People

Population387

Age dependency40.6%

Lone-parent families12.5%

Work & education

Third-level35.1%

Primary only20.4%

Professional / managerial35.7%

Semi/unskilled18.2%

Male unemployment9.6%

Female unemployment2.4%

Housing

Owner-occupied87.0%

Private renting5.8%

Social housing2.2%

Persons per room0.43

CorkermoreMarginally Below Average-7.7

People

Population339

Age dependency40.4%

Lone-parent families6.7%

Work & education

Third-level22.4%

Primary only20.3%

Professional / managerial27.4%

Semi/unskilled25.2%

Male unemployment7.8%

Female unemployment5.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied94.0%

Private renting2.6%

Social housing1.7%

Persons per room0.49

CrowkeeraghDisadvantaged-11.0

People

Population123

Age dependency44.7%

Lone-parent families16.7%

Work & education

Third-level20.0%

Primary only21.3%

Professional / managerial26.0%

Semi/unskilled26.7%

Male unemployment8.8%

Female unemployment4.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied82.2%

Private renting2.2%

Social housing8.9%

Persons per room0.46

CrownaradMarginally Below Average-6.5

People

Population347

Age dependency44.4%

Lone-parent families7.7%

Work & education

Third-level27.8%

Primary only19.2%

Professional / managerial25.4%

Semi/unskilled30.0%

Male unemployment7.6%

Female unemployment4.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied88.1%

Private renting7.9%

Social housing0.8%

Persons per room0.41

DonegalMarginally Below Average-1.8

People

Population4,179

Age dependency39.6%

Lone-parent families18.2%

Work & education

Third-level39.4%

Primary only12.1%

Professional / managerial37.9%

Semi/unskilled18.6%

Male unemployment8.9%

Female unemployment8.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied70.6%

Private renting17.8%

Social housing9.2%

Persons per room0.44

DunkineelyMarginally Below Average-6.7

People

Population904

Age dependency41.8%

Lone-parent families19.3%

Work & education

Third-level27.9%

Primary only19.0%

Professional / managerial26.3%

Semi/unskilled31.6%

Male unemployment7.4%

Female unemployment8.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied72.9%

Private renting7.0%

Social housing16.0%

Persons per room0.45

EanymoreMarginally Below Average-6.5

People

Population547

Age dependency40.0%

Lone-parent families9.3%

Work & education

Third-level32.4%

Primary only20.9%

Professional / managerial36.6%

Semi/unskilled21.1%

Male unemployment9.3%

Female unemployment11.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied75.3%

Private renting10.7%

Social housing10.2%

Persons per room0.43

HaughMarginally Below Average-1.1

People

Population235

Age dependency36.6%

Lone-parent families4.3%

Work & education

Third-level32.3%

Primary only17.4%

Professional / managerial42.5%

Semi/unskilled12.3%

Male unemployment6.3%

Female unemployment2.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied93.2%

Private renting2.7%

Social housing2.7%

Persons per room0.50

InverMarginally Above Average+0.8

People

Population795

Age dependency38.4%

Lone-parent families15.1%

Work & education

Third-level31.9%

Primary only15.3%

Professional / managerial37.6%

Semi/unskilled23.2%

Male unemployment4.4%

Female unemployment4.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied86.3%

Private renting7.6%

Social housing2.1%

Persons per room0.44

KilcarMarginally Below Average-7.4

People

Population669

Age dependency40.1%

Lone-parent families15.8%

Work & education

Third-level26.5%

Primary only17.8%

Professional / managerial24.1%

Semi/unskilled33.7%

Male unemployment8.4%

Female unemployment9.4%

Housing

Owner-occupied82.7%

Private renting9.7%

Social housing1.6%

Persons per room0.43

KilgolyDisadvantaged-15.6

People

Population365

Age dependency46.9%

Lone-parent families14.8%

Work & education

Third-level19.1%

Primary only28.7%

Professional / managerial17.3%

Semi/unskilled40.1%

Male unemployment12.9%

Female unemployment10.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied84.5%

Private renting5.4%

Social housing4.7%

Persons per room0.41

KillybegsMarginally Below Average-6.1

People

Population2,333

Age dependency41.3%

Lone-parent families15.3%

Work & education

Third-level27.7%

Primary only18.5%

Professional / managerial27.2%

Semi/unskilled31.4%

Male unemployment6.8%

Female unemployment10.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied76.3%

Private renting11.9%

Social housing9.1%

Persons per room0.45

LargymoreMarginally Below Average-8.4

People

Population523

Age dependency40.7%

Lone-parent families15.9%

Work & education

Third-level25.5%

Primary only15.9%

Professional / managerial30.0%

Semi/unskilled33.5%

Male unemployment9.0%

Female unemployment11.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied84.5%

Private renting5.8%

Social housing5.8%

Persons per room0.40

Lough EaskMarginally Above Average+5.8

People

Population350

Age dependency36.0%

Lone-parent families0.0%

Work & education

Third-level48.6%

Primary only7.0%

Professional / managerial47.1%

Semi/unskilled11.2%

Male unemployment7.3%

Female unemployment3.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied88.7%

Private renting9.7%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.84

MalinbegMarginally Below Average-9.0

People

Population373

Age dependency44.5%

Lone-parent families23.3%

Work & education

Third-level27.6%

Primary only21.3%

Professional / managerial31.1%

Semi/unskilled32.5%

Male unemployment8.1%

Female unemployment10.3%

Housing

Owner-occupied74.7%

Private renting6.2%

Social housing11.6%

Persons per room0.41

TantallonMarginally Below Average-4.3

People

Population1,745

Age dependency39.4%

Lone-parent families12.7%

Work & education

Third-level33.3%

Primary only15.8%

Professional / managerial36.7%

Semi/unskilled19.0%

Male unemployment8.2%

Female unemployment8.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied80.1%

Private renting9.7%

Social housing6.6%

Persons per room0.42

TawnawullyMarginally Above Average+1.7

People

Population350

Age dependency37.1%

Lone-parent families2.8%

Work & education

Third-level38.7%

Primary only9.8%

Professional / managerial43.1%

Semi/unskilled15.6%

Male unemployment6.6%

Female unemployment4.4%

Housing

Owner-occupied88.3%

Private renting8.3%

Social housing0.8%

Persons per room0.44

TieveskeeltaMarginally Above Average+2.9

People

Population134

Age dependency44.0%

Lone-parent families6.3%

Work & education

Third-level34.5%

Primary only16.7%

Professional / managerial35.1%

Semi/unskilled27.8%

Male unemployment5.7%

Female unemployment0.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied84.4%

Private renting13.3%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.45

West DonegalMarginally Below Average-5.3

People

Population732

Age dependency40.7%

Lone-parent families18.8%

Work & education

Third-level29.1%

Primary only16.4%

Professional / managerial27.7%

Semi/unskilled33.2%

Male unemployment8.2%

Female unemployment6.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied75.3%

Private renting7.5%

Social housing10.1%

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 Donegal Town

What is the average house price in Donegal Town?

The median second-hand sale price in Donegal Town over the last 18 months was €232,500, based on 164 Property Price Register sales. New builds had a median of €354,957.

Are house prices in Donegal Town rising or falling?

Second-hand prices in Donegal Town are up 40.4% over the past year, with a current median of €232,500.

How does Donegal Town compare to the rest of Donegal?

The Donegal Town median (€232,500) is 29% above the Co. Donegal median of €180,000.

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Based on 192 full-market Property Price Register sales geolocated to Donegal Town (20 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.