Photo: Seod13ie · CC039% of the homes sold in Knocknacarra are new, at a median €420,000
Homes in Knocknacarra sell for a median €405,000. That is the middle of 322 market sales on the Property Price Register from 2023 to 2025. Prices are up 85% on 2015. Rent, income and the Cost of living Grade are on Knocknacarra’s cost of living page.
62% of the homes sold in Knocknacarra were second-hand
322 market sales in three years: 124 new homes and 198 second-hand. At the median a new home sold for 6% more.
median sale · 124 sold in 3 years
- 2025 median
- €405K 39 sold
- the typical Irish town
- €419K
median sale · 198 sold in 3 years
- 2025 median
- €430K 60 sold
- 2022 to 2025
- +39%
- the typical Irish town
- €326K
median sale · 322 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- €313K–€479K
- Last 12 months
- €455K 87 sold
- the typical Irish town
- €350K
39% 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 Knocknacarra’s homes sold for between €313K and €479K
One sale in ten was under €265K and one in ten over €545K. 7% sold for under €250K and 13% for €500K or more.
The median, €405,000, sits in the €400–500K band
322 market sales, 2023–25, VAT included. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
Prices are up 85% on 2015, a slower rise than the typical Irish town’s
From €249,700 in 2010 to €425,000 in 2025, each the median of that year’s market sales.
More homes sell than in most years
99 homes sold in 2025. The busiest year was 2023, with 133, and the quietest 2011, with 29.
Knocknacarra costs about what the typical Irish town does
Each year’s median sale: the town, the middle of County Galway’s towns of 2,500 or more, and the typical Irish town.
New homes and second-hand, year by year
| 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | €250K | €230K | €320K | €425K |
| Typical Irish town | €220K | €170K | €261K | €388K |
| Second-hand homes | €244K | €233K | €289K | €430K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 30 sales of the kind, so a dash is a year with fewer.
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.
39% of the homes sold in Knocknacarra in three years were new
124 new homes and 198 second-hand ones sold from 2023 to 2025, by the register’s own split.
39% of the homes sold in 2025 were new
Calendar years with 10 or more sales. The share peaked at 44% in 2023.
A new home sold for a median €420,000
against €395,000 for a home sold on, 6% 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: 124 new and 198 second-hand market sales. New homes are filed without VAT; we add back 13.5%.
Ballymoneen Road is Knocknacarra’s busiest street or estate, with 149 sales in three years
10 streets and estates had 5 or more sales from 2023 to 2025, 5 of them ten or more.
| # | Street or estate | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballymoneen Road | 149 | €378,100 | Mostly new |
| 2 | Clybaun Road | 27 | €425,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Manor Court | 11 | €297,500 | Second-hand |
| 4 | Western Distributor Road | 11 | €335,000 | Second-hand |
| 5 | Monalee Manor | 10 | €428,500 | Second-hand |
| 6 | The Rise | 8 | €440,500 | Second-hand |
| 7 | Clybaun Heights | 7 | €600,000 | Second-hand |
| 8 | Monalee Heights | 7 | €470,000 | Second-hand |
| 9 | Cappagh Road | 5 | €350,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Old Rahoon Road | 5 | €450,000 | Mostly new |
Streets and estates with 5 or more market sales from 2023 to 2025, named as the register’s addresses name them; medians only.
Knocknacarra is the 5th most expensive of 28 towns in County Galway
Knocknacarra is one of County Galway’s dearest towns to buy in; the typical Irish town’s median is €350,000.
Towns of 1,000 or more in County Galway, 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: Taylor's Hill, Newcastle and Dangan.
The towns around Knocknacarra: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knocknacarra | €405K | 322 | +85% | |
| Taylor's Hill | €373K | 22 | – | 2.1 |
| Salthill | €457K | 212 | +137% | 2.2 |
| Rahoon | €425K | 215 | +269% | 2.3 |
| Newcastle | €383K | 111 | +110% | 2.9 |
| Dangan | €373K | 7 | – | 3 |
| Bearna | €455K | 159 | +74% | 3.5 |
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 Knocknacarra
What is the average house price in Knocknacarra?
The median home in Knocknacarra sold for €405,000 from 2023 to 2025, across 322 market sales on the Property Price Register (€455,000 in the last 12 months).
Are house prices going up in Knocknacarra?
The median sale was €425,500 in 2024 and €425,000 in 2025: it held flat.
How many homes sell in Knocknacarra each year?
99 sales in Knocknacarra were filed on the Property Price Register in 2025, against an average of 88 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 Knocknacarra?
New homes sold for a median €420,000 over three years, against €395,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 39% of sales.
Is Knocknacarra expensive for County Galway?
Knocknacarra is the 4th most expensive of 20 towns of 2,500 or more in County Galway 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).