Photo: Sebastian “sebrem” B… · CC BY-SA 3.0Homes in Shanakiel sell for a median €314,500
That is the middle of 30 market sales on the Property Price Register from 2023 to 2025. Rent, income and the Cost of living Grade are on Shanakiel’s cost of living page.
Half of Shanakiel’s homes sold for between €276K and €355K
One sale in ten was under €232K and one in ten over €594K. 23% sold for under €250K and 17% for €500K or more.
The median, €314,500, sits in the €300–400K band
30 market sales, 2023–25, VAT included. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
Shanakiel is the 39th most expensive of 67 towns in County Cork
Shanakiel is in the middle of County Cork’s 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.
Shanakiel’s neighbours
The towns around Shanakiel: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanakiel | €315K | 30 | – | |
| Knocknaheeny | €308K | 10 | – | 1.1 |
| Sunday's Well | €337K | 25 | – | 1.2 |
| Gillabbey | €386K | 0 | – | 1.4 |
| Gurranebraher | €308K | 27 | – | 1.7 |
| Glasheen | €386K | 27 | – | 1.8 |
| Bishopstown | €448K | 294 | +93% | 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 Shanakiel
What is the average house price in Shanakiel?
The median home in Shanakiel sold for €314,500 from 2023 to 2025, across 30 market sales on the Property Price Register.
How many homes sell in Shanakiel each year?
10 sales in Shanakiel were filed on the Property Price Register in 2025, against an average of 10 a year over the last ten. Sales whose address names no town aren’t counted, so the true figure is somewhat higher.
Is Shanakiel expensive for County Cork?
Shanakiel is the 32nd 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).