Castlerea vs Roscommon
Castlerea was the cheaper of the two over the last 12 months — a median of €175,000 against €240,000 in Roscommon (37% less). On the Addris Score for a home buyer, Roscommon leads 56 to 55. Everything below comes from the public registers — data to 2026-09-20.
| Measure | CastlereaF45 · County Roscommon | RoscommonF42 · County Roscommon |
|---|---|---|
| Addris Score (home buyer) | 55 · Mixed | 56 · Mixedhigher |
| Connectivity | 43 | 43 |
| Convenience | 16higher | 2 |
| Family and schools | 36 | 47higher |
| Risk and resilience | 92higher | 90 |
| Market strength | 69 | 83higher |
| Future and planning | 100 | 100 |
| Median sold price, 12 months | €175,000cheaper | €240,000 |
| Change on the previous 12 months | +6.1% | +20.6%higher |
| Sales, 12 months | 270 | 191 |
| Median, 5 years | €145,500cheaper | €185,000 |
| Planning applications, 12 months | 249 | 234 |
| Planning granted, 12 months | 90% | 85% |
| Public transport stops | 45higher | 30 |
| Departures a week | 1,756higher | 1,638 |
| Schools | 48higher | 32 |
| Childcare | 40higher | 29 |
| GPs | 37higher | 34 |
| Supermarkets | 4 | 11higher |
| EV charging points | 13 | 13 |
Castlerea
- Good signs of regeneration and future investment
- Low environmental and planning risk
- Fewer local services within easy reach
Roscommon
- Good signs of regeneration and future investment
- Low environmental and planning risk
- Fewer local services within easy reach
Watch for: Very limited childcare access
Questions people ask
Is Castlerea or Roscommon cheaper to buy in?
Castlerea was cheaper over the last 12 months: a median of €175,000 against €240,000 in Roscommon, 37% less, across 270 and 191 recorded sales.
Which has the better Addris Score, Castlerea or Roscommon?
Roscommon scores higher for a home buyer: 56 against 55 out of 100. The score weighs price momentum, transport, schools and services, planning activity and flood risk.
Which is better connected?
Castlerea has more scheduled public transport: 1,756 departures a week from 45 stops.
Where does this data come from?
Sold prices are the Property Price Register (PSRA); planning applications come from the National Planning Application Database (Tailte Éireann) and council feeds; transport from the National Transport Authority; amenities from public registers. Figures are for the areas the F45 and F42 Eircode routing keys cover, updated weekly — data to 2026-09-20.
Areas are the Eircode routing keys F45 and F42, boxed the way the map opens them. Medians exclude non-market transfers, multi-unit sales and implausible prices. The other pairings for the county are on its county page.