Birr house prices
Median sale price, year trend, rents, yields and recent sales for Birr, drawn from official property data.
In brief
The median sale in Birr in the 12 months to 11 September 2026 was €265,000, up 30.9 per cent on the year before, from 76 recorded sales. A typical rent is €1,088 a month as of Q4 2025, a gross yield of 4.9 per cent. The eight most recent sales on the register ran from €70,000 to €727,500.
House prices in Birr
| Median price (12 months) | €265,000 |
|---|---|
| Year on year | +30.9% |
| Sales recorded (12 months) | 76 |
| New-build median | €330,000 |
| Second-hand median | €254,500 |
Each point is the median of that calendar year's open-market sales on the Property Price Register. 2026 is a part year, covering the 48 sales recorded to July 2026. Over the 12 months to 11 September 2026 the median was €265,000.
| Year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | €188,500 | 88 |
| 2024 | €200,000 | 100 |
| 2025 | €230,000 | 85 |
| 2026 | €265,000 | 48 |
For wider context, the CSO Residential Property Price Index puts the median for Offaly at €315,000, up 9.3% year on year (July 2026). The CSO figure covers a wider area than the Birr sales above.
Rents in Birr
| Average rent (RTB), monthly Q4 2025 | €1,088 |
|---|---|
| Rent, year on year | +16.3% |
| 2 bed | €1,001 |
| 3 bed | €1,124 |
At these prices and rents, gross rental yield in Birr is 4.9 per cent, or about 3.8 per cent net of typical costs.
What sold in Birr
The latest of the 76 sales recorded near Birr on the Property Price Register in the last 12 months. The register updates weekly, roughly two months ahead of the official averages.
| Date | Address | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Sept 2026 | 10 Park Rise, Birr, Offaly | €312,500 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Cloughal Beg, Belmont, Birr | €70,000 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Moorpark, Birr, Co. Offaly | €420,000 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 11 New Rd, Birr, Offaly | €180,000 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Elm Park, Birr, Offaly | €445,000 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | Moorpark House, Railway Rd, Birr | €700,000 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Mill House, Belmont, Birr | €727,500 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 12 The Crescent, Birr, Co Offaly | €247,000 |
Planning near Birr
In the 12 months to 1 Sept 2026, 25 planning applications were granted in and around Birr, approving 19 new homes. See all Co. Offaly planning applications for live applications, decisions and refusals.
| Decided | Development | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2026 | a dwelling house, domestic garage/garden shed/home office, new site entrance, septic tank and percolation area and all associated siteworks | 1 |
| 28 Nov 2025 | a new dwelling house, domestic garage, new site entrance, treatment system and percolation area and all associated siteworks | 1 |
| 6 Mar 2026 | Permission for a replacement dwelling house, new domestic garage, upgrades to the existing site entrance, septic tank and percolation area and all... | 1 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | construction of a dwelling house and domestic garage, to include a septic tank and percolation area, connection to local group water scheme water... | 1 |
| 27 Apr 2026 | A new dwelling house, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, driveway, entrance and all associated site works | 1 |
Source: Irish Planning Applications, DHLGH ArcGIS FeatureServer, CC-BY 4.0. Grants within 7 km, keyed to the nearest tracked town.
Where to stay in Birr
8 properties on Fáilte Ireland's approved accommodation register (CC BY 4.0) resolve to Birr. See all Co. Offaly accommodation for the full register.
| Property | Sector | Rating | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardmore Country House | B&Bs | B&B - 4 Star | 3 |
| County Arms Birr | Hotel | Hotel - 4 Star | 70 |
| Dooly's Hotel | Hotel | Hotel - 3 Star | 17 |
| Gloster House | Historic House | Historic House - Approved | 6 |
| Kinnitty Castle Hotel | Hotel | Hotel - 4 Star | 18 |
| The Harbour Masters House | Fáilte Ireland's Welcome Standard | Welcome Standard - Approved | 5 |
| The Ring Farmhouse | B&Bs | B&B - 3 Star | 4 |
| Townsend House | Guest House | Guest House - 3 Star | 9 |
More on Birr
- Living in Birr: schools, commute and what it is like to live there, with the calculators.
- Things to do in Birr: attractions, heritage sites and walks nearby.
- What's on in Co. Offaly: festivals, markets and gigs, grouped by week and refreshed every Monday.
- Planning applications in Co. Offaly: what has been lodged, granted and refused in the last 12 months.
- Co. Offaly house prices: every town in the county, side by side.
- Nearby: Banagher, Clara, Edenderry, Tullamore.
Property Price Register sales to 11 September 2026, CSO RPPI to July 2026, RTB rents to Q4 2025. How we compute these figures
Source: Property Price Register for sales, CSO RPPI (HPM05/HPM09) for year-on-year context, and RTB (RIQ02) for rents, which the RTB publishes as an average monthly rent for the quarter shown. The medians on this page adjust new-build prices for VAT. The individual sale records listed above are shown exactly as the register holds them, which for a new build is the price before VAT. The latest recorded year is partial. See ourmethodology for how these figures are computed.