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 price in Birr, Co. Offaly over the last 12 months is €240,000, up 20.0% on the year before across 74 recorded sales. The median advertised rent is €1,088 a month. Gross rental yield works out at +5.4%. Figures are compiled from the Property Price Register, CSO RPPI and RTB, for the data month shown below.
House prices in Birr
| Median price (12 months) | €240,000 |
|---|---|
| Year on year | +20.0% |
| Sales recorded (12 months) | 74 |
| Second-hand median | €240,000 |
Median of open-market sales each year (Property Price Register). Latest year is partial.
| Year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | €188,500 | 88 |
| 2024 | €200,000 | 100 |
| 2025 | €230,000 | 85 |
| 2026 | €239,000 | 29 |
For wider context, the CSO Residential Property Price Index puts the median for Offaly at €334,999 , up 13.2% year on year (May 2026). The CSO figure covers a wider area than the Birr sales above.
Rents in Birr
| Median rent (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 +5.4% , or about +4.3% net of typical costs.
What sold in Birr
The latest of 74 sales recorded on the Property Price Register near Birr in the last 12 months, as recorded on the register. The register updates weekly, roughly two months ahead of the official averages, and this dataset refreshes weekly from it.
| Date | Address | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2026 | 18 Park Rise, Moore Park St, Birr | €420,000 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Breaghmore, Clareen, Birr | €110,000 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | 3 Camcor House, Birr, Offaly | €162,500 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 4 Compton Row, Newbridge St, Birr | €239,000 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | 10 Woodlane, Hillside, Birr | €320,000 |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Castle Street, Cloghan, Birr | €395,000 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | 18 New Rd, Birr, Offaly | €200,000 |
| 28 May 2026 | 1 Riverstown, Birr, Offaly | €240,000 |
Prices are as recorded on the register (new builds are recorded ex-VAT there; the medians above adjust for that, these records do not). See this month's sales before the averages update: the monthly Co. Offaly email below includes the latest Birr sales.
Planning near Birr
In the 12 months to 25 Jul 2026, 27 planning applications were granted in and around Birr, approving 20 new homes. See the Leinster planning pipeline 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.
More on Birr
- Living in Birr covers schools, commute and what it is like to live there, with the native calculators.
- Compare against every town in the county in our Co. Offaly house prices guide.
- Visiting first? Things to do in Birr covers attractions and walks nearby.
- Nearby: Banagher, Clara, Edenderry, Tullamore.
Property data to May 2026, from PPR, CSO and RTB. How we compute these figures
Source: Property Price Register (open-market sales, new builds VAT-adjusted), CSO RPPI (HPM05/HPM09) for year-on-year context, and RTB (RIQ02) for rents. Latest recorded year is partial. See our methodology for how these figures are computed.