Photo: David Hawgood · CC BY-SA 2.0A market of new homes: 65% of Ballyvolane’s sales, at a median €421,200
The median home in Ballyvolane sells for €393,700. That is the middle of 264 market sales on the Property Price Register from 2023 to 2025. Rent, income and the Cost of living Grade are on Ballyvolane’s cost of living page.
65% of the homes sold in Ballyvolane were new
264 market sales in three years: 172 new homes and 92 second-hand. At the median a new home sold for 34% more.
median sale · 172 sold in 3 years
- 2025 median
- €425K 134 sold
- the typical Irish town
- €419K
median sale · 92 sold in 3 years
- the typical Irish town
- €326K
median sale · 264 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- €335K–€435K
- Last 12 months
- €435K 179 sold
- the typical Irish town
- €350K
65% of the sales were new homes
Market sales on the Property Price Register, 2023–25. The register says whether a home was new or second-hand, not its type or size. New homes are filed without VAT; we add back 13.5%. A median needs 30 sales.
Half of Ballyvolane’s homes sold for between €335K and €435K
One sale in ten was under €265K and one in ten over €480K. 8% sold for under €250K and 8% for €500K or more.
The median, €393,700, sits in the €300–400K band
264 market sales, 2023–25, VAT included. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
16 years of sales
From €194,000 in 2014 to €425,000 in 2025, each the median of that year’s market sales.
More homes sell than in most years
163 homes sold in 2025. The busiest year was 2025, with 163, and the quietest 2011, with 13.
Ballyvolane costs about what the typical Irish town does
Each year’s median sale: the town, the middle of County Cork’s towns of 2,500 or more, and the typical Irish town.
Property Price Register: every market sale placed in the town since 2010, VAT included; a year’s median needs 30 sales. Sales whose address names no town aren’t counted.
65% of the homes sold in Ballyvolane in three years were new
172 new homes and 92 second-hand ones sold from 2023 to 2025, by the register’s own split.
82% of the homes sold in 2025 were new
Calendar years with 10 or more sales. The share peaked at 46% in 2024.
A new home sold for a median €421,200
against €315,000 for a home sold on, 34% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
Filed without VAT
Most new homes are filed on the register without VAT. Every figure here adds back 13.5%, so new and second-hand compare like for like.
Property Price Register, 2023–25: 172 new and 92 second-hand market sales. New homes are filed without VAT; we add back 13.5%.
Ballyhooly Road is Ballyvolane’s busiest street or estate, with 90 sales in three years
6 streets and estates had 5 or more sales from 2023 to 2025, 3 of them ten or more.
| # | Street or estate | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballyhooly Road | 90 | €395,000 | Mostly new |
| 2 | Longview | 45 | €435,000 | Mostly new |
| 3 | Ballyhooley Road | 13 | €352,000 | Mostly new |
| 4 | Richmond Rise | 7 | €570,000 | Mostly new |
| 5 | Mervue Lawn | 6 | €302,500 | Second-hand |
| 6 | Barnavara Crescent | 5 | €285,000 | Mixed |
Streets and estates with 5 or more market sales from 2023 to 2025, named as the register’s addresses name them; medians only.
Ballyvolane is the 10th most expensive of 67 towns in County Cork
Ballyvolane is one of County Cork’s dearest towns to buy in; the typical Irish town’s median is €350,000.
Towns of 1,000 or more in County Cork, by their median home of 2023–25; * marks a routing-key median (fewer than 30 sales in the town). Each links to its own Housing page.
Cheaper nearby: Mayfield, Tivoli and The Glen.
The towns around Ballyvolane: their median home (2023–25), market sales on the Property Price Register in those three years, the change in ten years and the distance.
| Town | Median sale | Sales, 3 years | Since 2015 | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyvolane | €394K | 264 | – | |
| Mayfield | €261K | 54 | – | 1.6 |
| Tivoli | €260K | 41 | – | 2.2 |
| Montenotte | €473K | 41 | – | 2.4 |
| The Glen | €308K | 8 | – | 2.5 |
| Riverstown | €383K | 6 | – | 2.5 |
| Glanmire | €395K | 489 | +76% | 2.8 |
A routing-key price (fewer than 30 sales in the town) counts for its whole postal area. Rents are each town’s own RTB figure where published, else its district’s, city’s or county’s.
Questions about property prices in Ballyvolane
What is the average house price in Ballyvolane?
The median home in Ballyvolane sold for €393,700 from 2023 to 2025, across 264 market sales on the Property Price Register (€435,000 in the last 12 months).
Are house prices going up in Ballyvolane?
The median sale was €345,000 in 2024 and €425,000 in 2025: it went up 23%.
How many homes sell in Ballyvolane each year?
163 sales in Ballyvolane were filed on the Property Price Register in 2025, against an average of 50 a year over the last ten. Sales whose address names no town aren’t counted, so the true figure is somewhat higher.
How much does a new build cost in Ballyvolane?
New homes sold for a median €421,200 over three years, against €315,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 65% of sales.
Is Ballyvolane expensive for County Cork?
Ballyvolane is the 9th most expensive of 54 towns of 2,500 or more in County Cork by median sale price.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Yes: the Property Price Register publishes every residential sale with its address and price at propertypriceregister.ie. This page shows the town’s medians and counts.
Sales: Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority. House prices by Eircode routing key, RTB rents and household incomes: CSO, CC BY 4.0. Routing-key areas: Autoaddress.
Sources: Property Price Register (PSRA), 2010–2026 · CSO HPA04 house prices by Eircode routing key, 2023–25. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).