Meath property prices rise by €25,000 in one year

Property prices in Meath have risen by €25,000 in the last year, according to the latest MyHome Property Price Report.

The report for Q4 2025, in association with Bank of Ireland, shows that the median asking price for a property in the county is now €325,000. That means prices have stayed steady over the quarter.

Asking prices for a 3-bed semi-detached house in the county rose by €21,750 in the last year to €316,750. This means prices rose by €6,750 over the quarter.

Meanwhile, the asking price for a 4-bed semi-detached house in Meath rose by €25,000 in the last year to €350,000. This price is unchanged over the quarter.

There were 373 properties for sale in Meath at the end of Q4 2025 – a decrease of 16% over the quarter.

The average time for a property to go sale agreed in the county after being placed up for sale now stands at just over two months.

The author of the report, Conall MacCoille, Chief Economist at Bank of Ireland, said: “This quarter’s MyHome report adds to the evidence that the pace of Irish house price inflation is starting to soften. Asking prices were flat in Q4 2025, up just 0.1% in the usually quiet winter months, with the annual rate of inflation slowing to 5.4%.

“The market is still very tight. In December there were just 12,200 properties listed for sale on MyHome. The median time-to-sale-agreed remains low at 5–6 weeks.”

Mr MacCoille added: “However, the froth in the market is subsiding a little. The median premium over asking has fallen back from a peak of 8.6% in July, to 7.4% in October and November.

“The mortgage data also pointed to more sedate mid-single digit gains heading into 2026. The overall impression from this quarter’s MyHome data is of the market pausing for breath after substantial price gains in 2024 and 2025.”

Joanne Geary, Managing Director of MyHome, said: “It is encouraging to see continued momentum in residential construction, which is essential in improving choice for buyers over the medium term. Increased delivery in urban areas is critical to easing the pressures that persist in the market.

“While there are early signs of stabilisation, conditions remain tight, and buyers continue to compete for a limited pool of properties. Ensuring that supply grows steadily will be key to supporting a more balanced market in the coming years.”

Meath house prices up 6.2 percent in twelve months

The price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in County Meath rose to €341,125 in 2025, up 6.2 percent from €321,250 at the end of 2024, according to a national survey by Real Estate Alliance.

Across the county, the average time taken to sell this quarter was three weeks, the Q4 REA Average House Price Index shows.

“The last quarter has seen a typical seasonal slowdown being extended late into the year, with an increase in landlords exiting the market pre-legislation change and continuous demand for property being the driving force,” said Thomas Potterton of REA TE Potterton, Trim.

“Our outlook for Q1 2026 would forecast similarly, with an expected influx of property being brought to market post-Christmas and New Year.”

The survey shows that across the county this quarter, 80 percent of purchasers were first-time buyers, while a total of 20 percent of sales in the county were attributed to landlords leaving the market.

The REA Average House Price Index concentrates on the sale price of Ireland's typical stock home, the three-bed semi, giving an accurate picture of the second-hand property market in towns and cities countrywide.

A recent rise in landlords exiting the housing market is set to sharply increase in the first months of 2026, according to agents.

The impending nationwide rent pressure zone at the end of February has seen a 38 percent annual increase in landlord sales in many areas now included in the legislation.

The actual selling price of a three-bed, semi-detached house across the country rose by 1.6 percent in the past three months to €359,417.

This represents an 8.7 percent overall rise annually – a gradual slowing from the 10.3pc increase registered six months ago.

Actual selling prices in Dublin city rose by 1.5 percent in the last three months, with the average three-bed semi in the capital’s postcode areas now selling at €586,000, an 8.1 percent annual rise.

Selling prices in Ireland’s major cities outside Dublin rose by 1.3 percent to an average of €373,750 – a 7.4 percent annual increase.

Homes in the country’s large towns showed the biggest increases nationwide, 1.75 percent this quarter and 9.9 percent on last December to an average of €275,611 – with homes taking one week longer to reach sale agreed, at five weeks.

Prices in commuter counties rose by 1.6 percent to €373,513, and while supply continues to cause issues, there is an anticipation of further landlord sales across the area in the new year.