Donegal Town Co. Donegal

Addris scores Donegal Town 49 out of 100 for a home buyer — weak. 47 homes sold here in the last 12 months at a median of €245,000 — +8.4% on the year before, 35% 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 Donegal Town a good place to live? The Addris Score

49 / 100
Weak
for a home buyer · 55 for an investor
Confidence: High

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

  • Connectivity28
  • Convenience90
  • Family and schools46
  • Risk and resilience12
  • Market strength69
  • Future and planning100
  • Good signs of regeneration and future investment
  • Strong local services and daily amenities nearby
  • Some caution needed around environmental or planning risk

Watch for: 11% of homes here are in a mapped high flood-risk zone (OPW)

House prices in Donegal Town

Median, 12 months
€245,000
47 sales
Change on previous 12 months
+8.4%
from €226,000
Median, 3 years
€224,669
153 sales
Median, 5 years
€211,454
237 sales
On the register
573
since 2010

Schools, transport and what's nearby

Getting around

  • 1 bus, rail and Luas stops
  • 673 departures a week
  • 4 EV charging points

Schools, health and everyday services

  • 3 Primary schools
  • 1 Secondary schools
  • 7 Childcare
  • 9 GPs
  • 3 Health centres
  • 1 Hospitals
  • 3 Supermarkets
  • 2 Playgrounds
  • 3 Swimming pools
  • 1 Trails
  • 4 Rural bus stops

Price history

YearSalesMedianvs previous yearIreland median
202140€147,093€262,000
202234€192,500+30.9%€290,000
202355€200,000+3.9%€310,000
202452€215,727+7.9%€335,000
202551€235,000+8.9%€361,233
2026 (to date)29€250,000+6.4%€375,000

Most recent sales in Donegal Town

Most recent sales in Donegal Town, Co. Donegal
AddressPriceSold
CASTLE FORWARD, NEWTOWNCUNNINGHAM, CO DONEGAL€312,00024 August 2026
27 GLEBE CREST, DONEGAL, DONEGAL€325,00018 August 2026
ASHDOON BRAE, DONEGAL, DONEGAL€175,00018 August 2026
St. Ernan's, Muckross, Donegal Town€825,00014 August 2026
APARTMENT 003, EDEN BAY, WEST END€250,00010 July 2026
406 O'DUIGNAN AVENUE, DRUMROOSKE ESTATE, DONEGAL€120,0003 July 2026
MAIN STREET, CARRIGART, CO DONEGAL€180,00019 May 2026
7 GLEBE CREST, DONEGAL, DONEGAL€355,00018 May 2026
MAIN ST, NEWTOWNCUNNINGHAM, DONEGAL€25,00018 May 2026
90 WESTPOINT AVENUE, THE MULLANS, DONEGAL TOWN€243,90211 May 2026

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

Planning in Donegal Town

Applications, 12 months
38
Decided, 12 months
25
Granted, 12 months
21
84% of decisions
On record
68

Most recent applications in Donegal Town

CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO ALL FACADES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Donegal · 2661581 · submitted 26 August 2026 · N/A · View on council site
A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR A LARGE-SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (LRD) CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) CONSTRUCTION OF 228 NO. RESIDENTIAL UNITS CONSISTING OF (A) 71 NO. HOUSES, HOU
Donegal · 2661462 · submitted 5 August 2026 · N/A · View on council site
AMENDMENTS TO DEVELOPMENT PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 20/51194 (AMENDED BY PLANNING REF. NO. 22/51715) CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) RELOCATION OF SUBSTATION AN
Donegal · 2661439 · submitted 31 July 2026 · N/A · View on council site
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLINGHOUSE, NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE & PROPRIETARY TREATMENT PLANT INCLUDING ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Donegal · 2661383 · submitted 24 July 2026 · N/A · View on council site
CHANGE OF USE OF DWELLING HOUSE AND EXTENSION (PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 26/60021) TO SHORT TERM LET AND REPOSITIONING OF EXISTING ENTRANCE TO THE NORTH AND ALL AS
Donegal · 2661309 · submitted 15 July 2026 · REFUSED · View on council site

Sold prices by street and estate in Donegal Town

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

Questions people ask

Is Donegal Town a good place to live?

Addris scores Donegal Town 49 out of 100 for a home buyer (Weak) and 55 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 Donegal Town?

The median sold price in Donegal Town, County Donegal over the last 12 months was €245,000, from 47 sales in the Property Price Register (data to 2026-09-13). Over five years the median is €211,454 from 237 sales.

How many homes sold in Donegal Town in the last year?

47 residential sales in Donegal Town, County Donegal were recorded in the Property Price Register in the last 12 months, and 237 in the last five years.

What is public transport like in Donegal Town?

Donegal Town, County Donegal has 1 bus, rail and Luas stops with about 673 scheduled departures a week, from the National Transport Authority's timetable data.

What schools are in Donegal Town?

There are 3 primary and 1 secondary schools inside the Donegal Town area on the Department of Education register, and 7 registered childcare services.

Is there much building planned in Donegal Town?

38 planning applications were submitted in Donegal Town, County Donegal in the last 12 months; of the 25 decided in that time, 21 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 Donegal Town, drawn from the addresses on the register rather than any official line, so edges can take in a little of the next place.