Daft report reveals shocking increase in asking price for some homes in Louth

The average list price, or asking price, of a detached two-bed home in Louth rose by 43.1% in the first quarter of this year (Q1) compared to the same time last year, and now stands at to €483,000, with the average list price of a detached three-bed house rising by 21.3% during the same period, and now stands at €592,000, according to the latest Daft.ie Sales Report released today.

According to the Daft.ie Sales Report Q1 2026, the average price of a three-bedroom semi-detached house in the first quarter of 2026 in Louth was €342,000. Overall, prices in the county are up 4.7% on a year ago.

The average list price for different size homes in Q1 2026 in Louth and the annual change for each is as follows: 

• Semi-detached three-bed - €478,000 - up 3.8%
• Semi-detached four-bed - €632,000 - up 3.9%
• Detached two-bed - €483,000 - up 43.1%
• Detached three-bed - €592,000 - up 21.3%
• Detached four-bed - €675,000 - down 4.7%
• Detached five-bed - €785,000 - down 12.8%
• Terraced two-bed - €392,000 - up 4.8%
• Terraced three-bed - €457,000 - up 7.0%
• Terraced four-bed - €573,000 - down 18.5%
• Apartment one-bed - €306,000 - down 1.1%
• Apartment two-bed - €390,000 - up 3.1%
• Apartment three-bed - €526,000 - up 21.8%

Nationally, the average list price rose by 3.7% in the year to March 2026. This marks the slowest rate of increase since late 2023. The average price of a three-bed semi-detached home in the first quarter of the year was €435,000. Listed prices are now, on average, 42% above their pre-Covid levels and just 9% below their Celtic Tiger peak.

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A similar pattern is evident in transaction prices. Analysis of transactions registered in the Property Price Register and matched to the Daft.ie database suggests that prices rose by 5.6% in the year to March, again the slowest rate of increase since 2023.

Commenting on the report, its author Ronan Lyons, Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin, said: “Across both list and transaction prices, there are clear signs that the housing market is cooling slightly, with inflation now at its lowest rate in over two years.

"But this is not a uniform shift. Instead, we are seeing a two-speed market emerge, with conditions stabilising first in and near urban areas where supply is improving.

"In Dublin in particular, increased availability – driven in part by greater activity in the second-hand market – is easing the intensity of competition between buyers. However, in much of the country, supply remains far below normal levels, and this continues to drive stronger price increases.

"Supply still shapes outcomes, with improving availability easing price pressures, but Ireland’s housing market remains fundamentally undersupplied. Taking into account the housing deficit, as well as new requirements, the number of new homes built per year needs to approximately double, across owner-occupied, rental and social housing, to bring long-term balance.”