Louth house prices edge up as national growth slows

The median house price for houses sold with the Dundalk Eircode A91 in February 2026 was €335,000, up €2000 from January according to figures released by the CSO (Central Statistics Office) in their Residential Property Price Index report. 

The county wide median house price for Louth now stands at €370,000, the same as January.

Of the 47 houses sold in Dundalk in February, 19 were to first time buyer owner-occupiers; 23 to former owner-occupiers and 5 were to non occupiers.

Thirty-one of these houses were existing builds while sixteen were new homes.

The median price of the new houses sold was €402,500 (up €10,000 on January) and the median price of existing houses sold in February was €300,000 (up €50,000 on January).

In Drogheda, the median price of residential properties sold in A92 in February 2026, was €385,000, an increase of €2000 on January.

Of the 97 houses sold in Drogheda in February, 49 were to first time buyer owner-occupiers; 45 to former owner-occupiers and 3 were to non occupiers.

Thirty-five of the houses sold were new houses and the other 62 were existing. The median price for the new houses sold was €400,000 (up from €750 in January) while for existing houses it was €343,000 (up from €2,000 on January.)

The national Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) increased by 6.8% in the 12 months to February 2026, down from the 7.1% recorded in the year to January 2026. Property prices in Dublin rose by 5.6% and prices outside Dublin were up by 7.8% compared with February 2025.The median price of a dwelling purchased in the 12 months to February 2026 was €390,000.

The highest median price for a dwelling in the 12 months to February 2026 was €681,500 in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, while the lowest median price was €198,000 in Donegal. In February 2026, 3,370 dwelling purchases by households were filed with the Revenue Commissioners at a total value of €1.47 billion. These purchases were made up of 2,558 existing dwellings and 812 new dwellings.

Revenue data shows there were 1,333 first-time buyer purchases in February 2026.

Commenting on the release, Samantha Walsh, Statistician in the Prices Division, said: 

“Residential property prices rose by 6.8% in the 12 months to February 2026, down from the 7.1% in the year to January 2026. In Dublin, residential property prices saw an increase of 5.6%, while residential property prices outside Dublin were 7.8% higher in February 2026 when compared with a year earlier.

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“The annual increase in residential property prices nationally of 6.8% for February 2026 was also observed in November 2025 and December 2025. These annual increases in residential property prices represent the lowest annual increases since the 6.2% recorded in February 2024.

“In the 12 months to February 2026, house prices in Dublin rose by 5.0% while apartment prices increased by 7.5%. The highest house price growth in Dublin was in Dublin City at 6.8% while Fingal saw a rise of 2.7%.

“Outside of Dublin, house prices were up by 7.4% and apartment prices rose by 13.2%. The region outside of Dublin that saw the largest growth in house prices was the Midlands (Laois, Longford, Offaly, and Westmeath) at 15.3%, while at the other end of the scale, the South-West (Cork and Kerry) saw a rise of 4.2%.”