Dundalk house prices rise to €350,000 as Louth median hits €375,000

The median house price for houses sold with the Dundalk Eircode A91 in June 2026 was €350,000, an increase of €8000 on May 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 €375,000, an increase of €5000 on May.

Of the 62 houses sold in Dundalk in June, 28 were to first time buyer owner-occupiers; 29 to former owner-occupiers and 5 were to non occupiers.

Twenty-four of these houses were new builds while forty-five were existing homes.

The median price of the new houses sold was €400,000 and the median price of existing houses sold in June was €355,000 (up €80,000 on May).

In Drogheda, the median price of residential properties sold in A92 in June 2026, was €385,000, the same as May.

Of the 105 houses sold in Drogheda in June, 63 were to first time buyer owner-occupiers; 39 to former owner-occupiers and 3 were to non occupiers.

Fifty-one of the houses sold were new houses and the other 54 were existing.

The median price for the new houses sold was €425,000 (up €10,000 from May) while for existing houses it was €340,000 (up €17,000 from May).

Nationally, in the 12 months to June 2026, house prices in Dublin rose by 3.9% while apartment prices increased by 7.0%. The highest house price growth in Dublin was in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown at 4.8% while Fingal saw a rise of 3.2%.

Outside of Dublin, house prices were up by 6.0% and apartment prices rose by 10.2%. The region outside of Dublin that saw the largest growth in house prices was the Border (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Sligo) at 10.5%, while at the other end of the scale, the South-West (Cork and Kerry) saw a rise of 3.7%.

Households paid a median or mid-point price of €396,000 for a residential property in the 12 months to June 2026. The highest median price paid for a dwelling was €682,334 in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, while the lowest was €198,000 in Longford.

The most expensive Eircode area over the 12 months to June 2026 was A94 (Blackrock, Dublin) with a median price of €851,750, while F45 (Castlerea, Roscommon) had the least expensive median price of €157,000.

Commenting on the statistics, IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers, said while buyers are cautious and concerned about what the future holds, those with means and family support, are competing for what’s available.

Genevieve McGuirk, IPAV’s Chief Executive said: “A higher level of caution appears to have entered the market over recent months.

“Practically, that means people are, wisely, a bit more careful, taking time over their decisions, and agents are having to caution sellers about their price expectations.

“That said, quality properties and those in good well serviced locations in terms of services and transport links, will always sell well,” she said.

However, she said, while some locations are seeing an increase in development, overall, the supply situation is “very problematic” and that is likely to keep prices elevated.

She said the Government’s infrastructure plan, and planning changes in particular, are particularly relevant to how the market will behave into the future.

“These are the kind of unprecedented changes that could be seismic, provided they work.

“They will require a combination of political ambition and public sector buy-in at an unprecedented level.

“In fact, to succeed, there will have to be a break from the long hand of, and largely still unchanged powers of, the 1924 Ministers and Secretaries Act,” she said.