House prices · Co. Donegal
House Prices in Lifford
The median second-hand home in Lifford, Co. Donegal sold for €146,000 over the last 18 months, across 39 recorded sales. Year-on-year, second-hand prices are up 9.3%. Homes typically sold for about €1,929 per square metre.
About Lifford
Lifford is a small border town in east Donegal, serving as a local administrative and market centre with a mix of town housing and surrounding rural settlement. Second-hand homes typically sell for about €146,000, which is well below the Co. Donegal median of €180,000, and prices have risen slightly over the past year.
Median (second-hand)
€146,000
Sales (last 18 mths)
39
Typical €/m²
€1,929
Year-on-year
+9.3%
The second-hand median in Lifford is 19% below the Donegal county median of €180,000.
Recent sales in Lifford
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| Date | Address | Type | Price | Beds | Size | BER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Ballyduff Terrace, Lifford | — | €150,000 | — | — | — |
| May 2026 | Tironeill, Ballindrait | — | €50,000 | — | — | — |
| May 2026 | 286 Coolatee, Ballindrait | — | €165,000 | — | — | — |
| May 2026 | The Haw, Lifford | — | €175,000 | — | — | — |
| May 2026 | 340 Coneyburrow Estate, Lifford | — | €95,000 | — | — | — |
| Apr 2026 | 59 St Judes Court, Lifford | — | €142,442 | — | — | — |
| Apr 2026 | Legnabraide, Ballindrait | Bungalow | €180,000 | 4 | — | E1 |
| Mar 2026 | Cloughfin, Ballindrait | — | €50,000 | — | — | — |
| Mar 2026 | 10 St Judes Court, Lifford | — | €92,000 | — | — | — |
| Feb 2026 | 12 Letterkenny Rd, Lifford | Terrace | €120,000 | 3 | 75 m² | E1 |
| Jan 2026 | The Diamond, Lifford | — | €120,000 | — | — | — |
| Jan 2026 | Ballyduff Terrace, Lifford | — | €85,000 | — | — | — |
| Dec 2025 | 7 Clonleigh Pk, Lifford | — | €287,500 | — | — | — |
| Dec 2025 | Gortin North, Ballindrait | — | €148,000 | — | — | — |
| Dec 2025 | Gortin North, Ballindrait | — | €248,000 | — | — | — |
| Nov 2025 | 14 Beechwood Park, Lifford | Semi-D | €95,000 | 3 | — | C1 |
| Nov 2025 | Gallows Lane, Lifford | — | €90,000 | — | — | — |
| Nov 2025 | 387 Coneyburrow, Lifford | — | €167,000 | — | — | — |
| Nov 2025 | 46 St Judes Court, Lifford | Detached | €214,000 | 3 | 101 m² | C2 |
| Oct 2025 | 14 Ballyduff Terrace, Lifford | — | €78,000 | — | — | — |
| Sept 2025 | Augh Avoy, Ballybofey | — | €50,000 | — | — | — |
| Sept 2025 | Carnashannagh, Burnfoot | — | €235,000 | — | — | — |
| Sept 2025 | 2 Letterkenny Rd, Lifford | Terrace | €146,000 | 3 | 80 m² | D1 |
| Sept 2025 | Porthall, Lifford | — | €165,000 | — | — | — |
| Sept 2025 | Townparks, Convoy | — | €180,000 | — | — | — |
What is Lifford like?
Across Lifford's 2 electoral divisions and 3,585 residents, about 21% of adults hold a third-level qualification and 72% of homes are owner-occupied. On the Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022 the area is classed disadvantaged.
Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022
Residents
3,585
people (Census 2022)
Age dependency
37.5%
per 100 of working age
Third-level educated
20.8%
of adults
Professional / managerial
24.1%
of residents
Unemployment
17.2%
of the labour force
Owner-occupied
71.8%
of households
Private renting
12.2%
of households
Population-weighted across the area's 2 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 Lifford
2 divisions make up Lifford. The coloured tag is each one's Pobal affluence band (green = affluent, red = disadvantaged); open a division to see its full Census profile.
Clonleigh NorthDisadvantaged-16.2
People
Work & education
Housing
Clonleigh SouthDisadvantaged-18.0
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 36 full-market Property Price Register sales geolocated to Lifford (2 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.