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Gurteen, Co. Sligo

Gurteen, Co. Sligo: the median home sold for €196k over the past year; about 18 scheduled bus and rail departures a weekday; wastewater treatment is rated green (spare capacity); 3 of the 4 nearest substations have spare demand capacity; 8 planning applications were lodged within about 3 km in the past year.

607th of 1147 for access132nd of 1146 for capacity to grow47th of 495 most affordable (price ÷ pay)
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Median home price€196k10 sales in 12 months · +14.0%Public transport to a cityNo morning linkto Dublin, Cork, Galway or Limerick within 4 hours by 09:00Schools within 3 km1 schools1 primary, 0 post-primaryChildcare67 places1 registered servicesPublic transport, weekday18 departures2 routes · first 07:20, last 00:00Nearest rail stationBallymote11 km awayFlood risk (OPW maps)4% of land within 1 kmin the 1-in-100-year river or 1-in-200 coastal flood extentDrinking water supplyCapacity availableCapacity AvailableWastewaterSpare capacityGurteen WWTPPlanning, 12 months8 applications1 homes granted · +60.0% on the yearElectricity3 of 4 with headroomnearest substations within 11 kmCompanies registered here28 active2 new in 12 months

Town scorecard

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Access
45/100
607th of 1147 towns

Daily life within reach: transport, schools, childcare, hospital. Percentile vs all towns.

  • childcare places67
  • rail station distance55
  • weekday departures54
  • schools within 3 km28
  • nearest acute hospital23
Capacity to grow
91/100
132nd of 1146 towns

Room for new homes and firms: water, wastewater, grid, flood. 100 = no constraint found.

  • wastewater capacity100
  • drinking-water supply100
  • land outside flood zones87
  • substation headroom75
Price to earnings
5.2×
47th of 495 towns

Median home price ÷ one full-year median wage in the county (2025). Lower is more affordable.

House prices

GurteenCo. Sligo
0100k200k300k2019202120232025254k172k

Median sale price per year where there were 10+ sales; sales matched to Gurteen from the address on the Property Price Register.

New in Gurteen

Home sales, last 3 months1on the Property Price Register

Crèches and childcare in Gurteen

1 registered early years service with 67 places, 1 offering full day care, 1 taking babies. All of Co. Sligo.

ServiceTypeAgesPlacesAddress
Busy Bees Day Care & Family CLGFull day, Part time, Sessional0 - 6 Years67Rathmadder, Gurteen, Co. Sligo

Tusla Register of Early Years Services. Inspection reports are published by Tusla.

Cheaper towns nearby

10 km · 11% cheaperBallymotemedian €174k · access 75/100 · Dublin in 3h 02m24 km · 12% cheaperCastlereamedian €173k · access 72/10029 km · 14% cheaperSwinfordmedian €168k · access 58/100 · Galway in 2h 26m26 km · 16% cheaperElphinmedian €165k · access 50/100

Towns within 30 km whose 12-month median home price is at least 10% lower and whose access score is 50 or more.

Schools within 3 km

Primary · 0.4 kmCarn NS116 pupils · -2.5%

Companies registered in Gurteen

28 active companies have their registered office in Gurteen; 2 were set up in the last 12 months. Most common activities: architecture and engineering (4), crop and animal production (3), construction of buildings (3), food and beverage service (2).

Registered 13 Feb 2026KILFREE ENGINEERING LIMITEDCRO 808650Registered 28 Nov 2025RED HILL ENGINEERING LIMITEDCRO 802681Registered 30 Oct 2025SROOVE FARMS LIMITEDCRO 800336Registered 20 Nov 2024DONOVAN & MCGILL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITEDCRO 776228Registered 19 Nov 2024GURTEEN CHILDCARE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEECRO 776119Registered 13 Dec 2023COLM WILLIAMS ENGINEERING LIMITEDCRO 753841Registered 15 Mar 2023TTAY ENGINEERING LIMITEDCRO 736855Registered 11 Jan 2023CLUAIN DARA CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDCRO 732833

Matched from the registered-office address on the CRO register. Many small companies use an accountant's or agent's address, so this counts where companies are registered, not where they trade.

Water

Treatment plantCapacityUpgrade
Gurteen WWTPGreen–

Nearest substations

SubstationDistanceSpare demand MVASpare generation MW
GURTEEN (045000) 38 kV STATION MV1 km2.44.2
BALLAGHADERREEN (433000) 38 kV STATION MV9 km0.02.5
TONROE (904000) 110 kV STATION 38 kV10 km6.17.9
BALLYMOTE (496000) 38 kV STATION MV11 km0.30.5

Nearby services

31 km awaySligo University Hospital18,290 on the outpatient list46 km awayRoscommon University Hospital4,700 on the outpatient list53 km awayMayo University Hospital8,816 on the outpatient listChildcareCrèches in Co. SligoPlaces by townCountySligo in numbersPopulation, prices, infrastructureBusinessCompanies in SligoEvery registered companyRepresentativesTDs for Co. SligoYour constituency's TDsNew companiesRegistered this week in SligoEvery new company

Nearby towns

4 km awayCulfadda9 km awayBunnanaddan10 km awayBallymote12 km awayBallinafad13 km awayCastlebaldwin16 km awayTubbercurry

Sources: PSRA Property Price Register; National Planning Application Database (applications within about 3 km); Uisce Éireann capacity register; ESB Networks capacity heatmap; Tusla; NTPF. Registers are indicative.