House prices · Co. Cork

House Prices in Skibbereen

The median second-hand home in Skibbereen, Co. Cork sold for €330,000 over the last 18 months, across 175 recorded sales. Year-on-year, second-hand prices are up 4.8%. New builds had a median of €360,499. Homes typically sold for about €3,000 per square metre.

About Skibbereen

Skibbereen is a West Cork market town with a strong rural and coastal hinterland, serving the surrounding townlands and peninsulas. Second-hand homes typically sell for around €330,000, which is just below the Co. Cork median of €335,000, while new builds are a little higher at €360,499. Prices have risen 4.8% year-on-year, suggesting a steady market.

Median (second-hand)

€330,000

Sales (last 18 mths)

175

Typical €/m²

€3,000

Year-on-year

+4.8%

The second-hand median in Skibbereen is 1% below the Cork county median of €335,000.

Property mix in Skibbereen

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

61%€402,500

Terraced

18%€278,750

Semi-detached

13%€335,000

Bungalow

6%€420,000

Apartment

Bedrooms

1 bed

2 bed

14%€286,875

3 bed

37%€322,500

4 bed

29%€408,000

5+ beds

19%€482,500

Energy rating (BER)

11%

33%

21%

10%

17%

Floor area

Under 75 m²

14%

75–99 m²

16%

100–149 m²

25%

150–199 m²

23%

200+ m²

23%

Recent sales in Skibbereen

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Date	Address	Type	Price	Beds	Size	BER
May 2026	31 Baltimore Holiday Homes, Baltimore	Detached	€200,000	4	—	—
May 2026	Skahanagh, Union Hall	Detached	€320,000	3	106 m²	F
May 2026	Riverbank Cottage, Lissalohorig	Detached	€250,000	2	153 m²	F
May 2026	Lobster Cottage, Raheen	—	€560,000	—	—	—
May 2026	14 Mardyke Street, Skibereen	—	€160,000	—	—	—
May 2026	Bawnlahan, Tragumna	—	€440,000	—	—	—
May 2026	Ilenroy House, 10 North St	Semi-D	€410,000	6	314 m²	C1
May 2026	Setanta, Cove Hill	Detached	€595,000	3	93 m²	F
Apr 2026	4 Cork Road, Skibbereen	—	€280,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	6 Mardyke Street, Skibbereen	Terrace	€235,000	2	64 m²	D1
Apr 2026	22 Ard Carraig, Skibbereen	Semi-D	€290,000	3	—	C1
Apr 2026	Mountain Common, Wood Rd Ardfield	Detached	€835,000	5	301 m²	A3
Apr 2026	Millbarn, Gearagh	Detached	€525,000	4	254 m²	D1
Apr 2026	St Peters, High St	—	€150,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Millside, Gortroe	Detached	€405,000	4	216 m²	D2
Apr 2026	21 Skibbereen Retirement Home, Skibbereen	Terrace	€278,750	2	74 m²	D1
Mar 2026	Apt 3a Cois Caol, Market St	—	€206,000	—	—	—
Mar 2026	The Apartment, 55 Bridge Street	—	€90,000	—	—	—
Mar 2026	Causeway Heights, Freahanes	Detached	€635,000	4	169 m²	B2
Mar 2026	Aisling, Mountain	Bungalow	€575,000	3	87 m²	E1
Mar 2026	4 Market Street, Skibbereen	Terrace	€125,000	2	—	G
Mar 2026	Knockskagh, Leap	—	€125,000	—	—	—
Feb 2026	33 The Lawn, Castletownsend	Terrace	€275,000	3	—	C3
Feb 2026	The Glen, Bawnlahan	Detached	€408,000	4	300 m²	G
Feb 2026	15 Skibbereen Retirement Village, Baltimore Road	Bungalow	€295,000	2	74 m²	D1

What is Skibbereen like?

Across Skibbereen's 24 electoral divisions and 16,122 residents, about 40% of adults hold a third-level qualification and 75% of homes are owner-occupied. On the Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022 the area is classed marginally above average (ranges marginally below average to affluent across divisions).

Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022

Marginally Above Average+1.7 relative scoreRanges Marginally Below Average to Affluent across divisions

Residents

16,122

people (Census 2022)

Age dependency

39.4%

per 100 of working age

Third-level educated

40.1%

of adults

Professional / managerial

42.1%

of residents

Unemployment

6.2%

of the labour force

Owner-occupied

74.6%

of households

Private renting

16.0%

of households

Population-weighted across the area's 24 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 Skibbereen

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

ArdfieldMarginally Above Average+8.6

People

Population838

Age dependency40.0%

Lone-parent families7.8%

Work & education

Third-level50.1%

Primary only7.6%

Professional / managerial59.2%

Semi/unskilled9.4%

Male unemployment3.6%

Female unemployment2.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied86.9%

Private renting10.2%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.44

ArgideenMarginally Above Average+4.1

People

Population382

Age dependency34.0%

Lone-parent families0.0%

Work & education

Third-level44.1%

Primary only9.0%

Professional / managerial42.9%

Semi/unskilled13.9%

Male unemployment4.6%

Female unemployment5.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied89.9%

Private renting6.2%

Social housing0.8%

Persons per room0.40

BallingurteenMarginally Above Average+4.3

People

Population736

Age dependency38.9%

Lone-parent families10.0%

Work & education

Third-level38.0%

Primary only9.7%

Professional / managerial43.1%

Semi/unskilled16.8%

Male unemployment4.1%

Female unemployment3.4%

Housing

Owner-occupied87.7%

Private renting8.3%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.44

CahermoreMarginally Above Average+0.3

People

Population406

Age dependency37.2%

Lone-parent families11.1%

Work & education

Third-level36.9%

Primary only10.6%

Professional / managerial44.1%

Semi/unskilled18.7%

Male unemployment5.7%

Female unemployment10.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied81.6%

Private renting11.0%

Social housing3.7%

Persons per room0.43

Cape ClearMarginally Above Average+6.0

People

Population308

Age dependency38.6%

Lone-parent families12.5%

Work & education

Third-level49.6%

Primary only10.4%

Professional / managerial42.5%

Semi/unskilled24.9%

Male unemployment3.4%

Female unemployment9.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied74.8%

Private renting15.3%

Social housing3.8%

Persons per room0.37

CarrigbaunMarginally Below Average-0.6

People

Population346

Age dependency42.8%

Lone-parent families10.0%

Work & education

Third-level25.4%

Primary only14.4%

Professional / managerial43.1%

Semi/unskilled13.9%

Male unemployment2.0%

Female unemployment3.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied87.3%

Private renting9.9%

Social housing1.4%

Persons per room0.36

Castlehaven NorthMarginally Above Average+3.3

People

Population817

Age dependency40.1%

Lone-parent families6.8%

Work & education

Third-level41.8%

Primary only8.2%

Professional / managerial43.7%

Semi/unskilled15.2%

Male unemployment5.0%

Female unemployment3.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied80.2%

Private renting14.0%

Social housing1.0%

Persons per room0.40

Castlehaven SouthMarginally Above Average+5.2

People

Population550

Age dependency40.4%

Lone-parent families7.5%

Work & education

Third-level46.0%

Primary only8.7%

Professional / managerial47.6%

Semi/unskilled14.3%

Male unemployment7.1%

Female unemployment3.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied82.3%

Private renting15.6%

Social housing0.5%

Persons per room0.44

CastleventryMarginally Above Average+7.0

People

Population278

Age dependency30.2%

Lone-parent families7.4%

Work & education

Third-level42.2%

Primary only11.3%

Professional / managerial52.5%

Semi/unskilled7.9%

Male unemployment4.2%

Female unemployment0.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied87.6%

Private renting7.9%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.44

CloonkeenMarginally Above Average+1.5

People

Population386

Age dependency40.2%

Lone-parent families6.3%

Work & education

Third-level36.4%

Primary only14.9%

Professional / managerial37.6%

Semi/unskilled14.9%

Male unemployment2.8%

Female unemployment5.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied85.2%

Private renting12.5%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.45

CoolcraheenMarginally Above Average+1.3

People

Population703

Age dependency36.4%

Lone-parent families4.3%

Work & education

Third-level37.8%

Primary only7.9%

Professional / managerial43.7%

Semi/unskilled12.3%

Male unemployment7.1%

Female unemployment3.3%

Housing

Owner-occupied81.1%

Private renting14.7%

Social housing0.8%

Persons per room0.43

DerryMarginally Above Average+2.2

People

Population512

Age dependency34.0%

Lone-parent families11.4%

Work & education

Third-level47.1%

Primary only9.8%

Professional / managerial44.5%

Semi/unskilled11.0%

Male unemployment6.8%

Female unemployment6.3%

Housing

Owner-occupied83.3%

Private renting11.3%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.41

DrinaghMarginally Above Average+3.1

People

Population268

Age dependency40.3%

Lone-parent families4.2%

Work & education

Third-level32.0%

Primary only11.1%

Professional / managerial39.2%

Semi/unskilled23.8%

Male unemployment6.8%

Female unemployment0.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied90.1%

Private renting4.4%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.45

DrinaghMarginally Below Average-0.4

People

Population388

Age dependency39.2%

Lone-parent families5.0%

Work & education

Third-level34.3%

Primary only13.4%

Professional / managerial43.3%

Semi/unskilled9.6%

Male unemployment6.3%

Female unemployment2.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied83.5%

Private renting11.3%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.43

KilfaughnabegMarginally Below Average-1.3

People

Population615

Age dependency43.9%

Lone-parent families16.4%

Work & education

Third-level43.3%

Primary only12.2%

Professional / managerial41.8%

Semi/unskilled16.0%

Male unemployment10.5%

Female unemployment5.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied67.1%

Private renting17.8%

Social housing12.7%

Persons per room0.46

KilkerranmoreMarginally Above Average+3.0

People

Population533

Age dependency40.3%

Lone-parent families5.4%

Work & education

Third-level40.7%

Primary only7.4%

Professional / managerial50.8%

Semi/unskilled14.5%

Male unemployment7.3%

Female unemployment2.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied83.8%

Private renting11.0%

Social housing2.1%

Persons per room0.41

KnockskaghMarginally Above Average+1.6

People

Population555

Age dependency40.0%

Lone-parent families8.9%

Work & education

Third-level39.0%

Primary only10.1%

Professional / managerial43.1%

Semi/unskilled14.2%

Male unemployment4.8%

Female unemployment5.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied80.8%

Private renting11.7%

Social housing1.4%

Persons per room0.40

MyrossMarginally Above Average+2.9

People

Population818

Age dependency40.1%

Lone-parent families14.7%

Work & education

Third-level43.6%

Primary only9.7%

Professional / managerial41.4%

Semi/unskilled19.5%

Male unemployment7.1%

Female unemployment5.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied73.4%

Private renting17.1%

Social housing4.3%

Persons per room0.41

RathbarryAffluent+10.6

People

Population569

Age dependency41.1%

Lone-parent families10.0%

Work & education

Third-level46.9%

Primary only8.7%

Professional / managerial53.8%

Semi/unskilled11.3%

Male unemployment2.0%

Female unemployment3.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied80.6%

Private renting16.0%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.42

ShreelaneMarginally Above Average+3.5

People

Population429

Age dependency38.2%

Lone-parent families0.0%

Work & education

Third-level36.6%

Primary only11.3%

Professional / managerial42.2%

Semi/unskilled14.5%

Male unemployment3.6%

Female unemployment4.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied83.7%

Private renting11.6%

Social housing0.8%

Persons per room0.48

Skibbereen RuralMarginally Above Average+1.0

People

Population1,400

Age dependency46.9%

Lone-parent families7.2%

Work & education

Third-level43.1%

Primary only7.3%

Professional / managerial42.7%

Semi/unskilled11.6%

Male unemployment5.9%

Female unemployment4.3%

Housing

Owner-occupied85.8%

Private renting11.0%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.45

Skibbereen UrbanMarginally Below Average-4.8

People

Population3,059

Age dependency37.5%

Lone-parent families27.0%

Work & education

Third-level32.0%

Primary only9.9%

Professional / managerial28.9%

Semi/unskilled23.0%

Male unemployment11.6%

Female unemployment10.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied44.2%

Private renting31.7%

Social housing18.6%

Persons per room0.47

TullaghMarginally Above Average+6.1

People

Population833

Age dependency37.1%

Lone-parent families15.3%

Work & education

Third-level51.5%

Primary only5.7%

Professional / managerial48.0%

Semi/unskilled14.4%

Male unemployment6.1%

Female unemployment7.4%

Housing

Owner-occupied70.5%

Private renting15.2%

Social housing10.3%

Persons per room0.41

WoodfortMarginally Below Average-0.5

People

Population393

Age dependency40.0%

Lone-parent families5.4%

Work & education

Third-level36.7%

Primary only16.5%

Professional / managerial40.0%

Semi/unskilled11.4%

Male unemployment6.7%

Female unemployment2.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied87.3%

Private renting6.7%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.42

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 Skibbereen

What is the average house price in Skibbereen?

The median second-hand sale price in Skibbereen over the last 18 months was €330,000, based on 175 Property Price Register sales. New builds had a median of €360,499.

Are house prices in Skibbereen rising or falling?

Second-hand prices in Skibbereen are up 4.8% over the past year, with a current median of €330,000.

How does Skibbereen compare to the rest of Cork?

The Skibbereen median (€330,000) is 1% below the Co. Cork median of €335,000.

Other areas in Co. Cork

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Based on 178 full-market Property Price Register sales geolocated to Skibbereen (24 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.