Dingle, famous for its secluded beaches, rugged coves and rugged, wilderness landscapes, along with colorful pubs, has become a pandemic haven for shoppers leaving the cities.
Local auctioneers say that over the past year they have seen sales accelerate, prices rise and properties become scarce as buyers, many from Dublin, compete to buy cottages, houses and farms in picturesque places on the peninsula, as well as townhouses and terraced houses. and apartments in Dingle town.
Properties that were previously slow to sell sell out quickly, and abandoned cottages across West Kerry are being bought by buyers looking to renovate them into permanent homes, part-time residences and vacation huts.
The auctioneers say demand during the pandemic has exacerbated an existing supply shortage in an area, which has seen very little new housing since the boom. “Right now there are only 15 properties for sale within a two-mile radius of the city,” says auctioneer John Diony O’Connor. He says vacation home sales tend to be in town, while people who move buy from places like Barryferriter, Ballydavid, Dunquin and Ventry. “We see a lot of people who have sold properties in Dublin and have money in hand.”
Auctioneer Anthony Fitzgerald says properties with sea views and those costing less than € 300,000 sell out quickly. “Prices have gone up – three-bed semi-trailers that would have cost € 240,000 or € 250,000 are now selling for € 280,000 or € 290,000,” he observes. Abandoned properties are very popular and Mr Fitzgerald says last year that he saw one in Faha, Cloghane with a € 130,000 guide betting over € 200,000 at an online auction.
Mike Kennedy of Dingle Properties says he has dealt with many people who have fallen in love with Dingle during a stay. It has seen good activity in recent months, particularly in May when the properties that went up for sale included several cottages around the peninsula as well as a house in Cloosmore with a € 795,000 guide that had an edge area. sea - something that is now extremely rare.
“We had six bidders on a house with a € 415,000 guide at Mam na Gaoithe in Ballyferriter and the sale was agreed for over € 500,000,” he reveals.
Although there has been little private housing built in Dingle since the boom, Zinbar Developments and Peter Fenton launched a new phase of 15 units at Cnoc an Carn on Chapel Lane in December. All nine houses are sold but two of the two-bedroom apartments priced at € 255,000 are still available.
In another 10-house phase recently announced at Cnoc an Carn, six semi-detached houses are also available, including three-bed houses for € 395,000 and four-bed houses for € 425,000.
A new development of 31 houses and 12 apartments on Goat Street received planning permission last year but has since been appealed to An Board Pleanála. The conditions attached to the authorization granted by Kerry County Council stipulated that these had to be permanent residences and that 31% of them went to Irish language speakers who had passed an aptitude test.
Dublin shoppers looking to escape the crowded city life will surely be won over by the charm of this traditional farmhouse in Lispole, County Kerry.
Tastefully renovated and extended, the four bedroom property is located in Churchfield on the outskirts of the village of Lispole, approximately 7 km from the town of Dingle.
“Since its purchase in 2007, the owners have added a large extension – it is now around 2,000 square feet and offers a nice mix of traditional and modern features,” says Mike Kennedy of Dingle Properties, who quotes a guidebook of € 299,500. .
Decorated in a cottage style, it features traditional wood-paneled ceilings and slate tiled floors, as well as a modern kitchen and an en-suite bathroom. Good internet.
: Very beautiful.
This five bedroom home on Goat Street is one of the few properties available near downtown Dingle.
Guiding the centrally located semi-detached home at € 380,000, auctioneer John Diony O’Connor says it has been modernized in the past two years and has nearly 1,600 square feet of living space .
“It is suitable for Airbnb, summer weekly rental or long term rental,” he says, explaining that it has been rewired, re-plumbed, re-roofed and insulated and has a D1 rating. BER. The accommodation comprises a living / dining room and an open-plan kitchen as well as five en-suite bedrooms, one of which is on the ground floor. Located in a residential part of town, it is a short walk from Dingle’s many pubs and restaurants.
: Spacious and very central.
This 1970s bungalow on Church Avenue on the outskirts of the village of Annascaul recently underwent a pretty radical makeover.
Apart from the front facade, everything has changed. With the addition of a flat roof extension at the back, it has been transformed into an ultra modern four bedroom home with nearly 1,500 square feet of living space. The owners installed a mix of double and triple glazed windows and air-to-water heating to bring the BER rating up to A3 – which is quite surprising for a property of its age.
Looking for offers of € 350,000, Anthony Fitzgerald says the house has four en-suite bedrooms and has been upgraded to a very high standard. “The location is excellent – it’s just a five minute drive to the world famous Blue Flag beach in Inch and a 15 minute drive to Dingle town. ”
: Spacious, comfortable and surprisingly modern.
This home built in the 1990s has 3,000 square feet of living space, half an acre of gardens and overlooks Scellig Michael. You are unlikely to be able to get planning permission again to build a property with the type of sea view that this spacious detached property in Beenbawn has.
“It has stunning views over Dingle Harbor – you can look out towards Reenbeg Point and also see Scellig Michael in the distance,” says Mike Kennedy of Dingle Properties, the sales agent for the four-bedroom house, four kilometers from Dingle.
At the high end of the Dingle real estate market with a £ 695,000 guide, this is a ’90s house with 3,000 square feet of living space and half an acre of gardens. “Properties with such views are hard to find,” says Kennedy, who says he has handled inquiries from international buyers looking for vacation homes as well as from Dublin buyers considering relocating.
: It’s a question of points of view.
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