Houses for Sale in Cavan: Cheap, New & Repossessed Guide

Properties for sale (Q3 2026): 213 · Median asking price: €245,000 (Northern Sound) · Average second-hand 3-bed semi: €237,500 (REA Eoin Dillon) · Cheapest indexed listing: €45,000 (iHouse)

One pattern cuts through the data: Cavan’s price spread is wide — a second-hand three-bed semi in Ballyconnell runs roughly €55,000 below the same home in Cavan town.

The pattern: Cavan’s average and median sit far apart, so the right price depends on the town and the condition.

Where can I find repossessed houses for sale in Cavan?

Repossession stock in Cavan rarely appears on a single national page. It surfaces in auctioneer portfolios and regional listing feeds, often priced below the county mainstream.

Check bank and local auctioneer listings

• Smith Property (Cavan-based estate agency) lists auction stock at Eaglewood Manor, Belturbet — a two-bedroom apartment with a displayed price of €115,000 — and at Redhills Demesne, Redhills, a three-bedroom detached house with an E BER rating

Those two listings show the shape of Cavan’s distressed market: homes sold under auction terms, where the deposit is typically due at the fall of the hammer and completion runs on a tight schedule. Ringing a local agent before a listing reaches the portals buys time — and in a market where the fastest sales agree in three weeks (REA Eoin Dillon), time is the scarce resource.

Use repossession-specific property portals

• Aggregator sites and auction-portal feeds add coverage that single-agent websites lack (MyHome.ie)
• MyHome.ie’s broader Cavan index is a useful checking tool, though repo tags are inconsistently applied (MyHome.ie)

For buyers who want to track distressed-style deals without driving the border roads daily, the practical route is to combine a national index with agent-specific pages. The MyHome.ie Cavan search gives a solid baseline count, while local firms such as Smith Property surface the auction lots that never carry a “repossession” label in the headline.

What are the cheapest houses for sale in Cavan?

Cheap is relative in a county where the median asking price sits at €245,000. The bottom of the market starts far lower, but the reasons for the price tag matter as much as the number.

How do I use DoneDeal to find houses for sale in Cavan?

DoneDeal aggregates private and agent listings, and it is a popular platform for budget and repossession homes. Searching County Cavan with a price cap below €100,000 and setting alerts is the practical way to use it.

Price floor: homes from €45,000

• An iHouse aggregator listing shows a two-bedroom property at Drumlon, Bailieborough (€45,000) and a three-bedroom property at Cloghbally Upper, Mullagh (€50,000) at the bottom of Cavan’s indexed market (iHouse)
• By contrast, a two-bedroom terrace at The Courtyard, Twin Oaks, Bailieborough is listed at €195,000 (Smith Property)

Those sub-€60,000 addresses are exactly where a buyer’s due-diligence budget climbs. The same iHouse dataset also lists a three-bedroom home at 12 New Street, Virginia, for €195,000 (iHouse) — a reminder that Cavan’s cheap-homes niche is narrow while the middle market is thick.

Fixer-uppers vs move-in ready

• The practical dividing line in Cavan is around €100,000: below it, expect renovation (iHouse)
• Move-in-ready stock tends to start around €195,000, based on current agent and aggregator examples (Smith Property)

The kind of budget needed to skip the rebuild entirely is the €195,000–€245,000 band. For context, the local REA Eoin Dillon survey puts the average second-hand three-bed semi at €237,500 (REA Eoin Dillon) — a useful benchmark for what “move-in ready” actually costs in the county.

Are there new houses for sale in Cavan?

Yes, but the new-build segment is thinner than the second-hand market — and it costs a clear premium over the county average.

MyHome.ie new homes search

• MyHome.ie’s Cavan index holds roughly 175 houses for sale in total (MyHome.ie)
• New-build entries reach €395,000, well above the county median of €245,000 reported by Northern Sound

For buyers who want a warranty and a fresh BER, the pickings are thin. The most expensive new build listed in Cavan reaches €395,000 — roughly €150,000 above the county’s median asking price, and about €157,500 above the average second-hand three-bed semi. That premium buys a decade of repairs that an older property would likely demand.

Where new builds are concentrated

• Cavan town is the main hub for new development in the county (MyHome.ie)
• Belturbet mixes new estate homes with auction stock (Smith Property)

Judging by MyHome.ie’s current Cavan results and Smith Property’s local portfolio, new and near-new homes cluster around Cavan town, with Belturbet offering smaller pockets of new estate and auction housing. The indexed range across County Cavan, from €245,000 to €875,000 (MyHome.ie), shows that the new-build ceiling sits far above the county’s typical second-hand price.

The trade-off: a new build in Cavan is a premium product in a county known for discounts. Buyers who insist on new will compete in a small pool; buyers who compromise on condition get a far wider field.

Upsides and downsides of buying in Cavan

Before comparing listings, calibrate expectations: Cavan’s strengths — price, pace and rural space — map directly onto its weaknesses, which are condition, supply and rising medians.

What types of rural houses for sale in Cavan are available?

Detached farmhouses and cottages dominate Cavan’s rural stock, and many are sold as renovation projects with land attached. The same Smith Property portfolio that lists auction lots also carries rural detached and bungalow properties across Farnham, Ballyjamesduff, Crosskeys, Loughduff and Belturbet.

What this means: Cavan is a buyer’s market only if you define “buyer” as someone willing to do work, move quickly and compare towns rather than assume one county-wide price.

What’s confirmed and what’s still unclear

After pulling the main listing datasets, a split emerges between figures that are nailed down and numbers that still carry a question mark.

Confirmed

• 213 properties were listed for sale in Cavan at the end of Q3 2026 (Northern Sound)
• The county median hit €245,000 in Q3 2026, up from €222,500 in Q1 (Northern Sound, The Anglo-Celt)
• Average second-hand 3-bed semi: €237,500 county-wide, €265,000 in Cavan town, €210,000 in Ballyconnell (REA Eoin Dillon)
• Smith Property lists live auction stock in Belturbet and Redhills (Smith Property)

Unclear

• Live repossession inventory: no public registry tracks repo listings in Cavan; listing portals do not apply a consistent repossession tag (MyHome.ie)
• Whether the cheapest indexed listings (€45,000–€50,000) reflect real condition, distressed terms, or stale data (iHouse)
• Time-to-sale data conflict: three weeks per REA Eoin Dillon vs just under three months per Northern Sound’s MyHome/Bank of Ireland summary (REA Eoin Dillon, Northern Sound)
• Portals rarely tag low-cost listings as distressed, unverified renovations, or stale data (iHouse)

The split matters: confirmed figures support a rising market, but the unclear items are exactly where a buyer can overpay.

What local sources say

“Cavan’s median asking price rose by €15,000 in the past year to €245,000, with 213 properties available at the end of the third quarter.”

Northern Sound, regional news outlet

“Three-bed semis in Cavan averaged €205,000 at the start of 2026, with the wider county median at €222,500.”

The Anglo-Celt, Cavan’s regional newspaper

“Rural detached and bungalow stock across Farnham, Ballyjamesduff, Crosskeys, Loughduff and Belturbet forms the backbone of Cavan’s listings — and it moves quickly when priced realistically.”

Smith Property, Cavan-based estate agency

Anyone who buys at Cavan’s price floor needs to think like a builder, not just a buyer — a €45,000 listing that looks like a steal can absorb its price again in repairs within two years. The county’s median has already climbed €22,500 since the start of 2026, so waiting rarely lowers the bill. For first-time buyers in Cavan, the choice is increasingly clear: stretch to the €237,500 semi-average and move in quickly, or chase a repo bargain and accept the survey costs, repair bills and waiting time that come with it.

Related reading

• Houses for Sale in Cavan: Prices, Listings and Buying Tips
• Houses for Sale in Cavan Town: Listings & Price Guide

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