Photo: Robert Ashby · CC BY-SA 2.0A market of new homes: 58% of Glounthaune’s sales, at a median €425,000
The median home in Glounthaune sells for €430,000. That is the middle of 120 market sales on the Property Price Register from 2023 to 2025. Rent, income and the Cost of living Grade are on Glounthaune’s cost of living page.
58% of the homes sold in Glounthaune were new
120 market sales in three years: 70 new homes and 50 second-hand. At the median a new home sold for 13% less.
median sale · 70 sold in 3 years
- the typical Irish town
- €419K
median sale · 50 sold in 3 years
- the typical Irish town
- €326K
median sale · 120 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- €381K–€553K
- the typical Irish town
- €350K
58% 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 Glounthaune’s homes sold for between €381K and €553K
One sale in ten was under €344K and one in ten over €721K. 2% sold for under €250K and 37% for €500K or more.
The median, €430,000, sits in the €400–500K band
120 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 €270,900 in 2016 to €501,000 in 2025, each the median of that year’s market sales.
More homes sell than in most years
38 homes sold in 2025. The busiest year was 2023, with 51, and the quietest 2010, with 6.
Glounthaune costs more than the typical Irish town
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.
58% of the homes sold in Glounthaune in three years were new
70 new homes and 50 second-hand ones sold from 2023 to 2025, by the register’s own split.
47% of the homes sold in 2025 were new
Calendar years with 10 or more sales. The share peaked at 81% in 2016.
A new home sold for a median €425,000
against €489,500 for a home sold on, 13% less, 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: 70 new and 50 second-hand market sales. New homes are filed without VAT; we add back 13.5%.
Harpers Creek is Glounthaune’s busiest street or estate, with 52 sales in three years
4 streets and estates had 5 or more sales from 2023 to 2025, 1 of them ten or more.
| # | Street or estate | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harpers Creek | 52 | €427,500 | Mostly new |
| 2 | The Woods | 9 | €370,000 | Second-hand |
| 3 | Cois Chuain | 6 | €820,000 | Second-hand |
| 4 | Gort Fada | 6 | €440,000 | Second-hand |
Streets and estates with 5 or more market sales from 2023 to 2025, named as the register’s addresses name them; medians only.
Glounthaune is the 5th most expensive of 67 towns in County Cork
Glounthaune 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: Glanmire, Riverstown and Passage West-Monkstown.
The towns around Glounthaune: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glounthaune | €430K | 120 | – | |
| Glanmire | €395K | 489 | +76% | 3.3 |
| Riverstown | €383K | 6 | – | 4.4 |
| Passage West-Monkstown | €328K | 238 | +94% | 5.1 |
| Mahon | €386K | 22 | – | 5.4 |
| Carrigtwohill | €340K | 241 | +100% | 5.5 |
| Ballyvolane | €394K | 264 | – | 6.2 |
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 Glounthaune
What is the average house price in Glounthaune?
The median home in Glounthaune sold for €430,000 from 2023 to 2025, across 120 market sales on the Property Price Register.
Are house prices going up in Glounthaune?
The median sale was €479,000 in 2024 and €501,000 in 2025: it went up 5%.
How many homes sell in Glounthaune each year?
38 sales in Glounthaune were filed on the Property Price Register in 2025, against an average of 33 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 Glounthaune?
New homes sold for a median €425,000 over three years, against €489,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 58% of sales.
Is Glounthaune expensive for County Cork?
Glounthaune is the 5th 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).