Local authority · data to June 2026
House prices in Carlow
Homes in Carlow sold for an average €304,003 in the quarter to June 2026, up 12.0% on a year before. That is higher than in 33% of councils.
- Average sale price
- €304,003
- Change in a year
- +12.0%
Carlow: +57.0% in 16 years
Average price of homes bought by households, by quarter
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| Quarter | Carlow |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | €304,003 |
| Q1 2026 | €299,183 |
| Q4 2025 | €295,606 |
| Q3 2025 | €270,662 |
| Q2 2025 | €271,495 |
| Q1 2025 | €274,845 |
| Q4 2024 | €277,937 |
| Q3 2024 | €242,542 |
| Q2 2024 | €255,991 |
| Q1 2024 | €265,069 |
| Q4 2023 | €254,083 |
| Q3 2023 | €254,295 |
| Q2 2023 | €261,683 |
| Q1 2023 | €229,465 |
| Q4 2022 | €253,517 |
| Q3 2022 | €237,723 |
| Q2 2022 | €230,522 |
| Q1 2022 | €220,961 |
| Q4 2021 | €235,508 |
| Q3 2021 | €224,514 |
| Q2 2021 | €204,936 |
| Q1 2021 | €196,995 |
| Q4 2020 | €211,776 |
| Q3 2020 | €193,512 |
| Q2 2020 | €172,573 |
| Q1 2020 | €184,636 |
| Q4 2019 | €174,587 |
| Q3 2019 | €177,879 |
| Q2 2019 | €183,782 |
| Q1 2019 | €164,074 |
| Q4 2018 | €179,730 |
| Q3 2018 | €191,074 |
| Q2 2018 | €172,569 |
| Q1 2018 | €166,728 |
| Q4 2017 | €164,851 |
| Q3 2017 | €160,112 |
| Q2 2017 | €148,388 |
| Q1 2017 | €148,359 |
| Q4 2016 | €150,024 |
| Q3 2016 | €158,724 |
| Q2 2016 | €139,504 |
| Q1 2016 | €130,869 |
| Q4 2015 | €143,632 |
| Q3 2015 | €135,160 |
| Q2 2015 | €120,963 |
| Q1 2015 | €128,085 |
| Q4 2014 | €130,681 |
| Q3 2014 | €109,354 |
| Q2 2014 | €109,470 |
| Q1 2014 | €104,367 |
| Q4 2013 | €125,488 |
| Q3 2013 | €119,220 |
| Q2 2013 | €119,332 |
| Q1 2013 | €117,963 |
| Q4 2012 | €112,918 |
| Q3 2012 | €110,393 |
| Q2 2012 | €113,154 |
| Q1 2012 | €129,347 |
| Q4 2011 | €121,814 |
| Q3 2011 | €150,079 |
| Q2 2011 | €157,931 |
| Q1 2011 | €185,977 |
| Q4 2010 | €198,744 |
| Q3 2010 | €180,481 |
| Q2 2010 | €202,344 |
| Q1 2010 | €193,604 |
Reports for Carlow
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
At the average sale price, a home costs €304,003. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,221 a month. Ireland sets no cap on the payment; the Central Bank limits most mortgages to four times gross income for first-time buyers and 3.5 times for others.
- Payment, two incomes
- 16%
- Payment, one income
- 31%
Owning the average home costs less each month than renting it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average rent of the tenancies registered with the RTB in the year. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- €1,316
- Owning per month
- €1,169
95.5% more homes were granted planning permission in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Permitted, 12 months
- 440
- Per 1,000 residents
- 7.1
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 5 times since 2010. The deepest began in Q2 2010.
- Deepest fall
- −48.4%
- Recovery from the low
- 81 months
8.2% of the 24,557 homes counted in the 2022 census were unoccupied: vacant, or holiday homes.
- Empty, 2022 census
- 8.2%
- Empty homes
- 2,008
Other councils in South-East
Average price
- €550,000 and over
- €450,000 to €550,000
- €350,000 to €450,000
- €300,000 to €350,000
- €250,000 to €300,000
- Under €250,000
- No published price