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Cork house prices up 38% Council plans for thousands of homes in Ballincollig, Carrigaline, Carrigtwohill, Glanmire THE average house price in Cork city is now €227,000 — 38% above its lowest point in early 2013.
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Throughout the county, property has also increased with the average price now €172,000 — or 20% higher than for the same period. Cork is now the second most expensive city to buy in, just after Dublin where a typical property costs €306,613. The figures were announced
■ Padraig Hoare and Audrey Ellard Walsh today as part of the Daft.ie House Price Report for Quarter 4, 2015 and come as the county council says it is planning for tens of thousands of new homes across the county in the coming years in order to cater for growth in areas such as Ballincollig, Carrigaline, Carrigtwohill, Glanmire, and Ballyvolane. In the municipal district area
plan preparation, Cork County Council sets out its vision for the future, which includes more than 9,000 new homes which it says will be needed in the BallincolligCarrigaline area, with 347 hectares of land required. There are more than 900 new homes needed for Passage West. There will be 12,000 new homes needed for the Cobh area which includes Glanmire and parts of Ballyvolane. ■ Continued on Page 2.