Buying a home in Letterkenny
Letterkenny is 203 km north-west of Dublin. In the last 12 months, 363 homes sold there on the Property Price Register, at a typical €250,000, up 17% on the year before.
What your money buys in Letterkenny
| Budget | Share of homes sold for that or less |
|---|---|
| €300,000 | 63% |
| €350,000 | 75% |
| €400,000 | 88% |
| €450,000 | 93% |
| €500,000 | 96% |
| €600,000 | 98% |
266 second-hand (typical €205,000) and 97 new (typical €379,500). Help to Buy and the First Home Scheme raise what a first-time buyer can pay for a new home.
Recent sales
| Address | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 36 Lisnennan Court, Letterkenny, Co Donegal | October 2026 | €141,000 |
| 16 An Chloch Ard, Killylastin, Letterkenny | October 2026 | €381,074 |
| Main Street, Dunfanaghy, Letterkenny | October 2026 | €325,000 |
| 14 Mcmahon Villas, Letterkenny, Donegal | October 2026 | €250,000 |
| 11 Orchard Grove, Ballyraine, Letterkenny | October 2026 | €460,000 |
| 22 Cruach Na Cille, Letterkenny | October 2026 | €459,108 |
New homes sold in the last year
| Development | Sold in the last year | Prices paid |
|---|---|---|
| Ardan Rua latest sale July 2026 | 24 | €289,425 – €320,638 |
| Crieve Mor latest sale October 2026 | 20 | €289,425 – €409,499 |
| Carnamuggagh latest sale July 2026 | 16 | €314,168 – €510,750 |
| Lismonaghan latest sale September 2026 | 9 | €374,999 – €430,733 |
| An Chloch Ard latest sale October 2026 | 8 | €356,074 – €431,074 |
Homes planned nearby
799 homes have planning permission and 869 are waiting for a decision.
| Where | Homes | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Windyhall, Letterkenny Planning file 2661208 | 346 apartments | Applied June 2026, no decision yet |
| Glencar Irish And Glencar Scotch, Letterkenny Planning file 2561348 | 260 apartments | Granted December 2025 |
| Glencar Irish And Glencar Scotch, Letterkenny Planning file 2561321 | 260 apartments | Applied August 2025, no decision yet |
| Ardan Rua, Killylastin Planning file 2561887 | 82 homes | Granted March 2026 |
| Killyclug, Letterkenny Planning file 2660444 | 60 homes | Applied March 2026, no decision yet |
| Ballymacool, Letterkenny Planning file 2351376 | 52 homes | Granted August 2024 |
| Lisnenan, Letterkenny Planning file 2561937 | 42 homes | Granted March 2026 |
| Carnamuggagh Upper, Letterkenny Planning file 2560050 | 42 apartments | Applied January 2025, no decision yet |
| Killylastin, Letterkenny Planning file 2460591 | 40 apartments | Granted March 2025 |
| An Clárach, Killyclug Planning file 2461711 | 38 apartments | Granted September 2025 |
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How much does a house cost in Letterkenny?
In the last 12 months, 363 homes sold in Letterkenny. The typical (median) price was €250,000, and half sold between €162,000 and €350,000. Excluding homes addressed as apartments, the typical price was €207,000. Source: Property Price Register.
What can I buy in Letterkenny for €400,000?
88% of the homes that sold in Letterkenny in the last 12 months went for €400,000 or less. Half or more sold for €300,000 or less.
Are new homes being built in Letterkenny?
New homes sold in the last year at Ardan Rua (24, from €289,425), Crieve Mor (20, from €289,425), Carnamuggagh (16, from €314,168). 799 more homes have planning permission nearby, and 869 are waiting for a decision.
Nearby areas
Every area in County Donegal · New homes in County Donegal
Sales: Property Price Register, full-market sales of €50,000 or more, VAT added back where the register shows it without; it records the price paid and whether the home was new, not its size. Planned homes: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, applications for ten or more homes. Trips: National Transport Authority GTFS, Tuesday 10 November 2026, leaving at 07:45 and 08:15, door to door; car times are an estimate. Updated 2026-11-06.