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Cobh · Cork
Cobh is a harbour-town market where character property and view can carry a premium, and commission sits in the higher east Cork band.
4 min readLast reviewed 7 October 2026
The short answer
Cobh trades in the east Cork and harbour band at 1.5% to 1.9% plus VAT. The town has an unusually distinctive housing stock — terraced period property on steep streets, with harbour views that vary enormously house to house.
That variation is the whole game in Cobh. Two houses on the same terrace can be meaningfully different in value depending on aspect and outlook, and an agent who has not walked the street will not price that correctly.
If your property has a genuine view, ask how the agent intends to photograph and market it. That is worth more to the final price than a tenth of a percent on the fee.
The full picture for the county, including every fee band and how to negotiate here, is in our guide to estate agent fees in Cork.
Period terraced and townhouse stock, modern estate housing on the higher ground, and a smaller waterfront segment.
Which agent suits you depends more on whether they sell this kind of property, in this area, than on the fee they quote. Ask any agent what they have sold recently in Cobh and who the buyers were — a real answer comes with examples.
Agents working in Cobh generally cover the surrounding area too: Midleton, Carrigtwohill, Passage West, Glounthaune. If your property sits between two of these, say so when you request a quote — it affects which agents are worth hearing from.
Last reviewed 7 October 2026. Fee ranges are indicative market figures for Cobh and the surrounding Cork area, not quotations. Always obtain written quotes from PSRA-licensed agents.