Dundalk median house price stood at €260k in January

The median house price for houses sold with the Dundalk Eircode A91 in January 2024 was €260,000, according to figures released by the CSO (Central Statistics Office) on today.

The figure is an increase of €10,000 (4%) on the last report from October 2023 which showed the median price was €250,000

Of the 47 houses sold in Dundalk in October, 6 were to first time buyer owner-occupiers; 23 to former owner-occupiers and 18 were to non occupiers.

Forty two of these houses were existing builds while five were new homes. 

The median price of the new houses sold was €335,000 and the median price of existing houses sold in January was €235,000.

In Drogheda, the median price of residential properties sold in A92: Drogheda in January 2024, was €330,000.

Fifty one of the houses sold were new houses and 46 were existing. The median price for the new houses sold was €375,000, while for existing houses it was €281,500.

Nationally, the Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) increased by 5.4% in the 12 months to January 2024, with prices in Dublin rising by 4.5% and prices outside Dublin up by 6.1%.

In January 2024, 3,621 dwelling purchases by households at market prices were filed with the Revenue Commissioners, down by 1.5% when compared with the 3,675 purchases in January 2023.

The median price of a dwelling purchased in the 12 months to January 2024 was €330,000.

The lowest median price for a dwelling in the 12 months to January 2024 was €165,000 in Leitrim, while the highest median price was €620,000 in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.