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Galway vs Athenry

Galway was the cheaper of the two over the last 12 months — a median of €395,000 against €397,000 in Athenry (1% less). On the Addris Score for a home buyer, Athenry leads 63 to 55. Everything below comes from the public registers — data to 2026-09-13.

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MeasureGalwayH91 · County GalwayAthenryH65 · County Galway
Addris Score (home buyer) 55 · Mixed 63 · Mixedhigher
Connectivity 55higher 46
Convenience 0 81higher
Family and schools 35 42higher
Risk and resilience 90higher 69
Market strength 75higher 74
Future and planning 100 100
Median sold price, 12 months €395,000cheaper €397,000
Change on the previous 12 months +8.2%higher +6.1%
Sales, 12 months 1,674 161
Median, 5 years €345,000 €330,396cheaper
Planning applications, 12 months 1,245 189
Planning granted, 12 months 84% 87%
Public transport stops 417higher 11
Departures a week 303,597higher 837
Schools 125higher 18
Childcare 171higher 28
GPs 291higher 23
Supermarkets 47higher 2
EV charging points 96higher 6

Galway

  • Good signs of regeneration and future investment
  • Low environmental and planning risk
  • Fewer local services within easy reach

Watch for: Very limited childcare access

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Athenry

  • Good signs of regeneration and future investment
  • Strong local services and daily amenities nearby
  • Limited schools, parks, or leisure facilities nearby

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Questions people ask

Is Galway or Athenry cheaper to buy in?

Galway was cheaper over the last 12 months: a median of €395,000 against €397,000 in Athenry, 1% less, across 1,674 and 161 recorded sales.

Which has the better Addris Score, Galway or Athenry?

Athenry scores higher for a home buyer: 63 against 55 out of 100. The score weighs price momentum, transport, schools and services, planning activity and flood risk.

Which is better connected?

Galway has more scheduled public transport: 303,597 departures a week from 417 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 H91 and H65 Eircode routing keys cover, updated weekly — data to 2026-09-13.

Areas are the Eircode routing keys H91 and H65, boxed the way the map opens them. Medians exclude non-market transfers, multi-unit sales and implausible prices. Compare any two places in Ireland in the app: addris.ie/compare.