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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DateAddressTypePriceBedsSizeBER
May 2026Ballyduff Terrace, Lifford€150,000
May 2026Tironeill, Ballindrait€50,000
May 2026286 Coolatee, Ballindrait€165,000
May 2026The Haw, Lifford€175,000
May 2026340 Coneyburrow Estate, Lifford€95,000
Apr 202659 St Judes Court, Lifford€142,442
Apr 2026Legnabraide, BallindraitBungalow€180,0004E1
Mar 2026Cloughfin, Ballindrait€50,000
Mar 202610 St Judes Court, Lifford€92,000
Feb 202612 Letterkenny Rd, LiffordTerrace€120,000375 m²E1
Jan 2026The Diamond, Lifford€120,000
Jan 2026Ballyduff Terrace, Lifford€85,000
Dec 20257 Clonleigh Pk, Lifford€287,500
Dec 2025Gortin North, Ballindrait€148,000
Dec 2025Gortin North, Ballindrait€248,000
Nov 202514 Beechwood Park, LiffordSemi-D€95,0003C1
Nov 2025Gallows Lane, Lifford€90,000
Nov 2025387 Coneyburrow, Lifford€167,000
Nov 202546 St Judes Court, LiffordDetached€214,0003101 m²C2
Oct 202514 Ballyduff Terrace, Lifford€78,000
Sept 2025Augh Avoy, Ballybofey€50,000
Sept 2025Carnashannagh, Burnfoot€235,000
Sept 20252 Letterkenny Rd, LiffordTerrace€146,000380 m²D1
Sept 2025Porthall, Lifford€165,000
Sept 2025Townparks, 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

Disadvantaged-17.3 relative score

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

Population1,429
Age dependency37.4%
Lone-parent families20.6%

Work & education

Third-level18.8%
Primary only25.1%
Professional / managerial24.6%
Semi/unskilled25.7%
Male unemployment13.7%
Female unemployment13.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied84.0%
Private renting7.3%
Social housing7.3%
Persons per room0.44
Clonleigh SouthDisadvantaged-18.0

People

Population2,156
Age dependency37.5%
Lone-parent families38.9%

Work & education

Third-level22.1%
Primary only24.4%
Professional / managerial23.8%
Semi/unskilled26.2%
Male unemployment22.4%
Female unemployment16.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied63.6%
Private renting15.4%
Social housing15.3%
Persons per room0.45

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 Lifford

What is the average house price in Lifford?
The median second-hand sale price in Lifford over the last 18 months was €146,000, based on 39 Property Price Register sales.
Are house prices in Lifford rising or falling?
Second-hand prices in Lifford are up 9.3% over the past year, with a current median of €146,000.
How does Lifford compare to the rest of Donegal?
The Lifford median (€146,000) is 19% below the Co. Donegal median of €180,000.

Other areas in Co. Donegal

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.