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THE AVERAGE ASKING price of properties in Douglas, Co Cork is edging ever closer to the €300,000 mark, according to the latest figures.
Analysis by Daft.ie of list prices across all properties in the last three months puts the Douglas average at €298,300.
This puts the suburb in the top tier of Cork neighbourhoods for price – only slightly behind its neighbours Blackrock and Rochestown, both of which now have average prices well over €300k.
The Blackrock average is now €314,400 while in Rochestown the figure is €326,600.
Prices in Douglas have risen by more than 50 per cent on average since their lowest point in 2012. However, they have a way to go before they reach Celtic Tiger levels.
At the peak of the last boom, the average asking price of a property in Douglas was almost €410,000.
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