Average Meath second-hand three-bed semi now €341k

The price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in County Meath rose to €341,125 in 2025, up 6.2 per cent 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 per cent of purchasers were first-time buyers, while a total of 20 per cent 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 per cent 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 per cent in the past three months to €359,417.