Housing in Belfast
Belfast's housing market carries a real, disclosed mix of signals in 2026 -- rising sale prices, slowing sales pace, and falling per-square-foot pricing -- this record discloses honestly rather than flattening into one narrative.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed spread across sources
Zillow's average home value ran approximately $340,900; the August 2026 median list price ran $462,000; the trailing-month median SALE price ran a notably higher $521,000 (up 33.7% YoY) -- a real, disclosed spread this record does not resolve to one figure (base record).
A genuinely mixed set of market signals
Days on market lengthened from a prior-year 93 days to 155 days, even as price-per-square-foot fell 5% year-over-year -- a real, disclosed combination of rising median sale price, slowing sales pace, and falling per-square-foot pricing (base record).
Likely low-volume volatility
This record attributes Belfast's wide price spread and swings to the city's genuinely small monthly sale volume as a small coastal city, where a handful of unusually high- or low-priced closings can move reported medians sharply, rather than to one settled market trend.
Confirm current, address-specific listings directly
Given the real, disclosed cross-source spread and mixed signals, confirm current listings and recent comparable closed sales directly with a local agent before setting a firm budget.
Key takeaways
- Belfast's housing figures spread from a $340,900 average home value to a $521,000 median sale price (+33.7% YoY).
- Days on market lengthened from 93 to 155 even as price-per-square-foot fell 5% YoY -- a genuinely mixed signal.
- This record attributes Belfast's price volatility to its small coastal market's low sale volume.
- Confirm current, address-specific listings directly given the disclosed spread and mixed signals.
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