Dundalk house prices hold at €340,000 as Louth median slips slightly
CSO figures show Dundalk property prices remained unchanged in April
The median house price for houses sold with the Dundalk Eircode A91 in April 2026 was €340,000, the same as March 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, down €5000 from March.
Of the 63 houses sold in Dundalk in April, 26 were to first time buyer owner-occupiers; 30 to former owner-occupiers and 7 were to non occupiers.
Twenty-eight of these houses were new builds while thirty-five were existing homes.
The median price of the new houses sold was €397,500 (up €2,500 on March) and the median price of existing houses sold in April was €303,500 (down €1500 on March).
In Drogheda, the median price of residential properties sold in A92 in April 2026, was €385,000, an increase of €2500 on March.
Of the 81 houses sold in Drogheda in April, 41 were to first time buyer owner-occupiers; 38 to former owner-occupiers and 2 were to non occupiers.
Twenty-eight of the houses sold were new houses and the other 53 were existing.
The median price for the new houses sold was €417,000 (up nearly €11,000 from March) while for existing houses it was €306,000 (down €25,000 from March).
Nationally, the national Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) increased by 6.2% in the 12 months to April 2026, down from the 6.7% recorded in the year to March 2026. Property prices in Dublin rose by 5.4% and prices outside Dublin were up by 6.9% compared with April 2025.
The median price of a dwelling purchased in the 12 months to April 2026 was €394,980. The highest median price for a dwelling in the 12 months to April 2026 was €685,750 in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, while the lowest median price was €197,000 in Longford.
In April 2026, 3,741 dwelling purchases by households were filed with the Revenue Commissioners at a total value of €1.63 billion. These purchases were made up of 2,763 existing dwellings and 978 new dwellings. Revenue data shows there were 1,550 first-time buyer purchases in April 2026.
Commenting on the latest CSO Residential Property Price Index for April, IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, said the tapering in the rate of increase to 6.2% in the 12 months to April is unsurprising given affordability concerns and increased economic uncertainty.
In advance of IPAV’s more in-depth research for the current period emerging in the autumn, anecdotal reports from agents would suggest a continuing softening in prices, more in rural areas rather than urban, with buyers being more careful about their purchases, according to Genevieve McGuirk, IPAV’s Chief Executive.
“Good transport links are playing a big part with people wanting to be close to their jobs. Most buyers are in their late 30s and with smaller families,” she said.
“And she said foreign buyers are playing a very active part in the market, and one-off builds are seeing challenges with big increases in the cost of materials.
“However, given the strong and pent-up demand for homes and the lack of supply we’re unlikely to see any major changes, although the rate of increase for the year is likely to be down on 2025,” she said.
“All eyes are now on Government measures, with much anticipation that its infrastructure plan and planning changes in particular will deliver greater supply,” she added.