Louth property prices and rents continue to climb-Daft
The median price of a home in Louth was €397,500, according to the latest sales figures
House prices and rents in Louth continued to rise in the second quarter of 2026, with some of the county’s rental categories recording double-digit annual increases, according to the latest Daft.ie reports.
The figures from the Daft.ie Q2 2026 Sales Report and Rental Report point to continued pressure on both buyers and renters in Louth, despite signs that the pace of house-price inflation is beginning to ease nationally.
The median price of a home in Louth was €397,500, according to the latest sales figures. That placed the county towards the middle of the Leinster market, with prices below Meath (€450,000), Kildare (€460,000) and Wicklow (€475,000), but above Laois (€377,983), Wexford (€375,000), Westmeath (€375,000) and Carlow (€345,000).
For buyers looking at a typical three-bedroom semi-detached property, the average listed price in Louth was €351,000, an increase of 7.3% in the year.
The county's four-bedroom semi-detached homes had an average listed price of €421,000, up 8% year-on-year.
There was also continued growth in the detached market. A three-bedroom detached home averaged €405,000, up 4.6%, while a four-bedroom detached property averaged €545,000, an annual increase of 8.7%.
Terraced homes also recorded increases, with a two-bedroom property averaging €266,000, up 5.8%, while a three-bedroom terraced home averaged €288,000, up 4.8%.
Across Leinster outside Dublin, asking prices increased by 4.8% in the year to June, down from 7.6% a year earlier. The average listed price for a three-bedroom semi-detached house across the region was €373,000.
The rental figures paint an equally challenging picture with the average monthly rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Louth was €1,827, with the figure up a substantial 15.9% year-on-year.
A two-bedroom house was averaging €1,802 per month, up 18.5% over the year, while a three-bedroom house averaged €2,067, an increase of 7.3%.
For larger properties, the average monthly rent for a four-bedroom house reached €2,510, up 14.9%. A three-bedroom apartment averaged €2,077, up 19.5%, although the report notes that figures can vary where the number of listings in a particular segment is limited.
Louth's average two-bedroom apartment rent of €1,827 is significantly higher than several other counties in Leinster, including Meath (€1,569), Kilkenny (€1,517), Wexford (€1,507), Westmeath (€1,492) and Longford (€1,445). It was, however, below Kildare (€2,155) and Wicklow (€1,838).
The pressure is not confined to people looking for entire homes with a double room with an ensuite in Louth averaged €771 a month, up 3.2% on the previous year. A double room without an ensuite averaged €693, up 7.5%.
That means someone renting a double room with an ensuite in Louth is now paying close to €9,300 a year before bills.
The Louth figures come against a backdrop of a national slowdown in house-price inflation.
Daft.ie found that asking prices nationally rose by 3.8% in the year to June 2026, compared with 6.8% a year previously. The report says the slowdown has been particularly pronounced in Dublin and the other major cities, while price growth remains stronger in many areas outside the main urban centres.
The national market also continues to suffer from a shortage of second-hand homes. There were 13,118 second-hand properties available for sale nationwide on June 1, up 6% year-on-year, but still around 50% below the 2015-2019 average.
The situation is similar in Leinster outside Dublin, where 3,243 second-hand homes were on the market on June 1. While that was 13% higher than a year earlier, availability remained 47% below the 2015-2019 average.
On the rental side, the national picture remains particularly tight. Daft.ie recorded 2,373 homes available to rent nationwide on August 1, up 5% on the previous year but still 46% below the 2015-2019 average.