House prices · Co. Cork

House Prices in Kinsale

The median second-hand home in Kinsale, Co. Cork sold for €480,000 over the last 18 months, across 256 recorded sales. Year-on-year, second-hand prices are up 7.8%. New builds had a median of €490,000. Homes typically sold for about €4,102 per square metre.

About Kinsale

Kinsale is a well-known coastal town in south County Cork, with a wider rural hinterland of townlands and villages. Homes here are priced well above the county median, with a typical second-hand sale at €480,000 — about 43% higher than the Co. Cork median — and new builds slightly higher again, reflecting a strong, sought-after market.

Median (second-hand)

€480,000

Sales (last 18 mths)

256

Typical €/m²

€4,102

Year-on-year

+7.8%

The second-hand median in Kinsale is 43% above the Cork county median of €335,000.

Property mix in Kinsale

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%€575,000

Terraced

20%€425,000

Semi-detached

15%€475,000

Apartment

8%€295,000

Bungalow

7%€500,000

Bedrooms

1 bed

2 bed

15%€330,250

3 bed

37%€482,500

4 bed

35%€580,000

5+ beds

12%€787,000

Energy rating (BER)

24%

44%

10%

Floor area

Under 75 m²

75–99 m²

24%

100–149 m²

27%

150–199 m²

17%

200+ m²

24%

Recent sales in Kinsale

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Date	Address	Type	Price	Beds	Size	BER
May 2026	20 Abbeyview, Kinsale	—	€292,500	—	—	—
May 2026	Sea View, Kilbrittain	—	€225,000	—	—	—
May 2026	Cloughgriffin, Timoleague	Detached	€263,000	4	141 m²	D2
May 2026	Ballyregan, Kinsale	—	€425,000	—	—	—
May 2026	29 Riverbank, Belgooly	Detached	€525,000	4	141 m²	B3
May 2026	2 Ramparts Court, The Ramparts	—	€310,000	—	—	—
May 2026	Lower Lispatrick, Old Head Of Kinsale	—	€551,000	—	—	—
May 2026	Garrendruig, Bandon	Detached	€440,000	4	218 m²	C2
May 2026	The Old Posthouse, Ballinspittle	Terrace	€250,000	2	82 m²	E1
Apr 2026	Ballingarry Middle, Minane Bridge	Detached	€490,000	4	171 m²	B2
Apr 2026	Fahanalooscane, Ballinhassig	Detached	€500,000	3	—	—
Apr 2026	14 Springmount Crescent, Ballynacubby	Semi-D	€562,000	3	115 m²	A2
Apr 2026	30 The Orchards, Kinsale	—	€295,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Carillion Lodge, Sea Road	—	€100,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	4 Monastery Gardens, Kinsale	Terrace	€410,000	3	90 m²	C3
Apr 2026	1 The Moorings, Kilmacsimon Quay	Terrace	€237,000	2	86 m²	C3
Apr 2026	12 St Multose Walk, Kinsale	Semi-D	€390,000	3	88 m²	C2
Apr 2026	Faill An Tsruthain, Lehenagh	Detached	€520,000	3	121 m²	E2
Apr 2026	5 Riverbank, Belgooly	Detached	€530,000	4	178 m²	B3
Apr 2026	3 Sleaveen Park, Featherbed Lane	Bungalow	€450,000	3	80 m²	D2
Apr 2026	Cedarwood, Featherbed Lane	Detached	€825,000	4	170 m²	C2
Apr 2026	The Pink Units, 2 Newman's Mall	—	€10,000	—	—	—
Mar 2026	3 Ardbrack, Scilly	Semi-D	€1,350,000	1	—	—
Mar 2026	4 Winters Lane, Convent Garden	Detached	€1,680,000	4	226 m²	A2
Mar 2026	4 Woodfield, Curra Woods	Apartment	€266,000	2	60 m²	E1

What is Kinsale like?

Across Kinsale's 28 electoral divisions and 24,950 residents, about 49% 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 above average (ranges marginally above average to affluent across divisions).

Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022

Marginally Above Average+7.8 relative scoreRanges Marginally Above Average to Affluent across divisions

Residents

24,950

people (Census 2022)

Age dependency

37.2%

per 100 of working age

Third-level educated

49.4%

of adults

Professional / managerial

50.1%

of residents

Unemployment

4.2%

of the labour force

Owner-occupied

77.6%

of households

Private renting

15.5%

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 Kinsale

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

AbbeymahonMarginally Above Average+7.0

People

Population743

Age dependency36.9%

Lone-parent families4.0%

Work & education

Third-level40.3%

Primary only12.6%

Professional / managerial47.8%

Semi/unskilled10.0%

Male unemployment1.8%

Female unemployment2.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied84.3%

Private renting9.8%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.45

BallinadeeMarginally Above Average+8.1

People

Population610

Age dependency38.7%

Lone-parent families8.4%

Work & education

Third-level44.0%

Primary only7.2%

Professional / managerial45.6%

Semi/unskilled14.7%

Male unemployment1.9%

Female unemployment5.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied83.0%

Private renting14.9%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.46

BallinspittleMarginally Above Average+6.0

People

Population727

Age dependency38.5%

Lone-parent families13.9%

Work & education

Third-level45.3%

Primary only10.8%

Professional / managerial47.0%

Semi/unskilled13.3%

Male unemployment3.6%

Female unemployment3.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied75.1%

Private renting14.5%

Social housing5.6%

Persons per room0.46

BallyfeardMarginally Above Average+9.4

People

Population408

Age dependency37.3%

Lone-parent families17.0%

Work & education

Third-level46.3%

Primary only9.7%

Professional / managerial48.5%

Semi/unskilled14.9%

Male unemployment2.9%

Female unemployment1.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied88.0%

Private renting6.8%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.44

BallymackeanMarginally Above Average+2.8

People

Population398

Age dependency45.7%

Lone-parent families8.9%

Work & education

Third-level45.4%

Primary only13.1%

Professional / managerial48.5%

Semi/unskilled17.0%

Male unemployment5.0%

Female unemployment5.3%

Housing

Owner-occupied80.0%

Private renting15.6%

Social housing0.7%

Persons per room0.47

BallymartleAffluent+11.9

People

Population1,409

Age dependency33.5%

Lone-parent families9.2%

Work & education

Third-level52.1%

Primary only6.0%

Professional / managerial49.0%

Semi/unskilled13.7%

Male unemployment3.2%

Female unemployment1.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied78.9%

Private renting15.4%

Social housing2.5%

Persons per room0.48

BaurleighMarginally Above Average+7.4

People

Population401

Age dependency36.9%

Lone-parent families8.2%

Work & education

Third-level41.8%

Primary only10.1%

Professional / managerial49.9%

Semi/unskilled13.9%

Male unemployment1.8%

Female unemployment4.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied89.0%

Private renting7.6%

Social housing2.5%

Persons per room0.48

BoulteenMarginally Above Average+7.1

People

Population695

Age dependency35.7%

Lone-parent families6.8%

Work & education

Third-level50.2%

Primary only7.7%

Professional / managerial50.8%

Semi/unskilled13.5%

Male unemployment3.7%

Female unemployment5.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied87.7%

Private renting8.3%

Social housing0.9%

Persons per room0.44

ButlerstownMarginally Above Average+4.8

People

Population458

Age dependency38.6%

Lone-parent families2.2%

Work & education

Third-level41.8%

Primary only10.6%

Professional / managerial52.4%

Semi/unskilled11.3%

Male unemployment3.4%

Female unemployment5.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied89.0%

Private renting6.8%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.44

CashelMarginally Above Average+7.5

People

Population441

Age dependency31.5%

Lone-parent families6.8%

Work & education

Third-level48.6%

Primary only6.4%

Professional / managerial55.8%

Semi/unskilled8.9%

Male unemployment5.0%

Female unemployment3.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied89.5%

Private renting7.7%

Social housing0.7%

Persons per room0.44

CoolmainMarginally Above Average+8.0

People

Population458

Age dependency37.3%

Lone-parent families0.0%

Work & education

Third-level48.1%

Primary only11.0%

Professional / managerial49.6%

Semi/unskilled13.4%

Male unemployment4.2%

Female unemployment1.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied88.8%

Private renting7.2%

Social housing0.7%

Persons per room0.42

CourtmacsherryMarginally Above Average+6.5

People

Population905

Age dependency39.7%

Lone-parent families15.6%

Work & education

Third-level49.0%

Primary only7.1%

Professional / managerial46.3%

Semi/unskilled15.6%

Male unemployment4.0%

Female unemployment5.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied63.0%

Private renting22.6%

Social housing9.3%

Persons per room0.45

CullenAffluent+14.2

People

Population584

Age dependency33.0%

Lone-parent families7.9%

Work & education

Third-level50.3%

Primary only5.3%

Professional / managerial45.9%

Semi/unskilled12.7%

Male unemployment1.3%

Female unemployment0.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied84.2%

Private renting12.3%

Social housing0.6%

Persons per room0.47

KilbrittainMarginally Above Average+4.1

People

Population646

Age dependency33.6%

Lone-parent families14.5%

Work & education

Third-level48.0%

Primary only8.9%

Professional / managerial47.7%

Semi/unskilled14.3%

Male unemployment6.5%

Female unemployment6.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied73.6%

Private renting13.4%

Social housing9.7%

Persons per room0.44

Kilmaloda EastMarginally Above Average+8.1

People

Population378

Age dependency35.7%

Lone-parent families2.5%

Work & education

Third-level54.9%

Primary only6.8%

Professional / managerial57.9%

Semi/unskilled8.2%

Male unemployment3.7%

Female unemployment6.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied82.5%

Private renting15.8%

Social housing0.8%

Persons per room0.44

Kilmaloda WestMarginally Above Average+3.5

People

Population203

Age dependency28.1%

Lone-parent families0.0%

Work & education

Third-level46.8%

Primary only9.9%

Professional / managerial46.3%

Semi/unskilled12.9%

Male unemployment6.3%

Female unemployment6.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied86.1%

Private renting11.1%

Social housing1.4%

Persons per room0.42

KilmonogeAffluent+11.1

People

Population1,337

Age dependency37.0%

Lone-parent families10.2%

Work & education

Third-level57.0%

Primary only6.5%

Professional / managerial51.9%

Semi/unskilled13.6%

Male unemployment3.1%

Female unemployment2.3%

Housing

Owner-occupied81.8%

Private renting11.7%

Social housing4.0%

Persons per room0.51

Kinsale RuralMarginally Above Average+8.6

People

Population5,605

Age dependency39.8%

Lone-parent families12.3%

Work & education

Third-level53.9%

Primary only6.2%

Professional / managerial53.9%

Semi/unskilled13.3%

Male unemployment3.7%

Female unemployment6.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied75.1%

Private renting17.8%

Social housing4.5%

Persons per room0.49

Kinsale UrbanMarginally Above Average+5.5

People

Population2,631

Age dependency36.3%

Lone-parent families19.9%

Work & education

Third-level52.8%

Primary only9.0%

Professional / managerial45.0%

Semi/unskilled15.9%

Male unemployment5.6%

Female unemployment6.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied54.3%

Private renting32.5%

Social housing8.8%

Persons per room0.52

KinureMarginally Above Average+8.2

People

Population395

Age dependency36.7%

Lone-parent families9.1%

Work & education

Third-level51.2%

Primary only5.7%

Professional / managerial58.2%

Semi/unskilled8.8%

Male unemployment6.5%

Female unemployment1.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied85.3%

Private renting10.1%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.47

KnockroeMarginally Above Average+8.0

People

Population767

Age dependency39.4%

Lone-parent families5.5%

Work & education

Third-level46.4%

Primary only8.0%

Professional / managerial51.5%

Semi/unskilled11.2%

Male unemployment2.9%

Female unemployment2.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied86.3%

Private renting10.5%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.45

LaherneMarginally Above Average+7.5

People

Population609

Age dependency40.1%

Lone-parent families11.1%

Work & education

Third-level48.0%

Primary only8.4%

Professional / managerial52.2%

Semi/unskilled17.1%

Male unemployment4.5%

Female unemployment3.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied80.5%

Private renting10.0%

Social housing5.8%

Persons per room0.50

LeighmoneyAffluent+10.4

People

Population814

Age dependency33.0%

Lone-parent families7.7%

Work & education

Third-level49.1%

Primary only4.9%

Professional / managerial54.9%

Semi/unskilled14.8%

Male unemployment3.5%

Female unemployment2.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied85.9%

Private renting12.0%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.45

NohavalAffluent+11.1

People

Population345

Age dependency33.9%

Lone-parent families2.4%

Work & education

Third-level53.7%

Primary only9.0%

Professional / managerial53.9%

Semi/unskilled9.4%

Male unemployment1.9%

Female unemployment2.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied86.0%

Private renting10.3%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.47

RathclarinMarginally Above Average+7.1

People

Population717

Age dependency35.1%

Lone-parent families10.6%

Work & education

Third-level51.6%

Primary only8.7%

Professional / managerial53.7%

Semi/unskilled9.1%

Male unemployment3.7%

Female unemployment4.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied87.8%

Private renting10.4%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.44

TemplemichaelAffluent+11.6

People

Population778

Age dependency36.5%

Lone-parent families3.5%

Work & education

Third-level44.8%

Primary only4.7%

Professional / managerial51.9%

Semi/unskilled12.9%

Male unemployment0.9%

Female unemployment3.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied89.0%

Private renting8.1%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.46

TempleomalusMarginally Above Average+0.9

People

Population786

Age dependency36.5%

Lone-parent families8.2%

Work & education

Third-level35.3%

Primary only10.9%

Professional / managerial45.0%

Semi/unskilled18.0%

Male unemployment7.2%

Female unemployment4.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied86.7%

Private renting8.4%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.45

TimoleagueMarginally Above Average+3.6

People

Population702

Age dependency36.2%

Lone-parent families11.5%

Work & education

Third-level34.2%

Primary only10.4%

Professional / managerial35.5%

Semi/unskilled19.5%

Male unemployment4.2%

Female unemployment2.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied67.6%

Private renting18.7%

Social housing9.5%

Persons per room0.46

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 Kinsale

What is the average house price in Kinsale?

The median second-hand sale price in Kinsale over the last 18 months was €480,000, based on 256 Property Price Register sales. New builds had a median of €490,000.

Are house prices in Kinsale rising or falling?

Second-hand prices in Kinsale are up 7.8% over the past year, with a current median of €480,000.

How does Kinsale compare to the rest of Cork?

The Kinsale median (€480,000) is 43% above the Co. Cork median of €335,000.

Other areas in Co. Cork

Carrigaline Midleton Ballyvolane Ballincollig Mallow Macroom Bandon Carrigtwohill Bantry Rathcormac Cobh Blackrock, Cork Glanmire Bishopstown

Based on 319 full-market Property Price Register sales geolocated to Kinsale (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.