Ballyshannon Co. Donegal

Addris scores Ballyshannon 58 out of 100 for a home buyer — mixed. 23 homes sold here in the last 12 months at a median of €141,500 — +8.8% on the year before, 62% below the Ireland median for 2026. Every figure below comes from the Property Price Register and public planning, transport, school and amenity records — data to 2026-09-13.

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Is Ballyshannon a good place to live? The Addris Score

58 / 100
Mixed
for a home buyer · 60 for an investor
Confidence: High

The Addris Score weighs price momentum, transport, schools and services, planning activity and flood risk for Ballyshannon, tuned to how you will live there. The same method scores every area in Ireland, so places compare honestly.

  • Connectivity42
  • Convenience56
  • Family and schools62
  • Risk and resilience65
  • Market strength49
  • Future and planning96
  • Good signs of regeneration and future investment
  • Low environmental and planning risk
  • Limited public transport options in this area

Watch for: Major nearby development risk

House prices in Ballyshannon

Median, 12 months
€141,500
23 sales
Change on previous 12 months
+8.8%
from €130,000
Median, 3 years
€152,000
96 sales
Median, 5 years
€135,000
178 sales
On the register
394
since 2010

Schools, transport and what's nearby

Getting around

  • 2 bus, rail and Luas stops
  • 790 departures a week
  • 1 EV charging points

Schools, health and everyday services

  • 4 Primary schools
  • 1 Secondary schools
  • 2 Childcare
  • 10 GPs
  • 2 Health centres
  • 1 Hospitals
  • 2 Playgrounds
  • 3 Parks
  • 1 Swimming pools
  • 1 Trails
  • 1 Coach stops
  • 2 Rural bus stops

Price history

YearSalesMedianvs previous yearIreland median
202133€86,493€262,000
202244€130,000+50.3%€290,000
202333€145,000+11.5%€310,000
202442€170,000+17.2%€335,000
202527€130,000-23.5%€361,233
2026 (to date)19€147,000+13.1%€375,000

Most recent sales in Ballyshannon

Most recent sales in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
AddressPriceSold
75 ERNE DALE HEIGHTS, BALLYSHANNON, DONEGAL€130,00020 August 2026
27 CLUAIN BARRON, BALLYSHANNON, DONEGAL€170,00010 July 2026
45 ERNE DALE HEIGHTS, BALLYSHANNON, DONEGAL€149,0004 June 2026
42 CLUAIN BARRON, BALLYSHANNON€155,00021 May 2026
39 TIRCONNAILL STREET, BALLYSHANNON, CO.DONEGAL€40,00016 April 2026
32 BENDILUS AVE, BALLYSHANNON, DONEGAL€100,0001 April 2026
TRAVERS, EAST PORT, BALLYSHANNON€141,50010 February 2026
49 COLLEGE STREET, BALLYSHANNON, CO DONEGAL€99,00029 January 2026
WEST PORT, BALLYSHANNON, CO DONEGAL€76,0008 January 2026
6 HIGHFIELD HOUSE, STATION ROUNDABOUT, LETTERKENNY€139,00010 September 2025

Addresses and prices exactly as published in the Property Price Register. See every sale, coloured by price, on the map.

Planning in Ballyshannon

Applications, 12 months
23
Decided, 12 months
18
Granted, 12 months
18
100% of decisions
On record
48

Most recent applications in Ballyshannon

EXTENSION TO THE REAR
Donegal · 2661593 · submitted 28 August 2026 · N/A · View on council site
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW GYM BUILDING INCORPORATING CHANGING ROOMS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Donegal · 2661451 · submitted 4 August 2026 · N/A · View on council site
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE
Donegal · 2661455 · submitted 4 August 2026 · N/A · View on council site
REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANNING REF. NO. 22/52048 WHICH ARE AS FOLLOWS: CONSTRUCTION OF 1 NO. ADDITIONAL DETACHED DWELLING ON SITE NO.17. INCLUDING MINOR REVISIONS TO SIT
Donegal · 2661429 · submitted 30 July 2026 · N/A · View on council site
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ACCOMMODATION UNIT WITH ADJACENT STORAGE AND (2) REPLACEMENT ACCOMMODATION UNIT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS
Donegal · 2661437 · submitted 30 July 2026 · N/A · View on council site

Sold prices by street and estate in Ballyshannon

Every street or estate in Ballyshannon with at least twenty sales on the register, most-sold first — what homes there actually went for.

Questions people ask

Is Ballyshannon a good place to live?

Addris scores Ballyshannon 58 out of 100 for a home buyer (Mixed) and 60 for an investor. The score weighs transport, everyday convenience, schools and family services, flood and other risk, market strength and planning activity for the area — the sections below show each part.

What is the average house price in Ballyshannon?

The median sold price in Ballyshannon, County Donegal over the last 12 months was €141,500, from 23 sales in the Property Price Register (data to 2026-09-13). Over five years the median is €135,000 from 178 sales.

How many homes sold in Ballyshannon in the last year?

23 residential sales in Ballyshannon, County Donegal were recorded in the Property Price Register in the last 12 months, and 178 in the last five years.

What is public transport like in Ballyshannon?

Ballyshannon, County Donegal has 2 bus, rail and Luas stops with about 790 scheduled departures a week, from the National Transport Authority's timetable data.

What schools are in Ballyshannon?

There are 4 primary and 1 secondary schools inside the Ballyshannon area on the Department of Education register, and 2 registered childcare services.

Is there much building planned in Ballyshannon?

23 planning applications were submitted in Ballyshannon, County Donegal in the last 12 months; of the 18 decided in that time, 18 were granted.

Where does this data come from?

Sold prices are the Residential Property Price Register published by the Property Services Regulatory Authority; planning applications come from the National Planning Application Database (Tailte Éireann) and council feeds; transport from the National Transport Authority; schools, childcare and health services from their public registers. Addris updates the pages weekly.

Sold prices by Eircode area

Other places in County Donegal

Part of County Donegal sold prices. The town boundary is the box the Addris map uses for Ballyshannon, drawn from the addresses on the register rather than any official line, so edges can take in a little of the next place.