Cork County · report
New homes in Cork County
42.2% more homes were granted planning permission in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Permitted, 12 months
- 3,897
- Per 1,000 residents
- 10.8
Homes granted planning permission in Cork County
Homes granted planning permission over the previous 12 months, at each quarter.
- Cork County
- Ten-year average
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| Period | Cork County |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 3,897 |
| Mar 2026 | 2,956 |
| Dec 2025 | 2,644 |
| Sep 2025 | 3,010 |
| Jun 2025 | 2,427 |
| Mar 2025 | 2,392 |
| Dec 2024 | 2,691 |
| Sep 2024 | 2,886 |
| Jun 2024 | 2,732 |
| Mar 2024 | 3,484 |
| Dec 2023 | 3,283 |
| Sep 2023 | 2,504 |
| Jun 2023 | 2,751 |
| Mar 2023 | 2,411 |
| Dec 2022 | 2,243 |
| Sep 2022 | 2,800 |
| Jun 2022 | 2,417 |
| Mar 2022 | 1,989 |
| Dec 2021 | 2,073 |
| Sep 2021 | 1,471 |
| Jun 2021 | 1,847 |
| Mar 2021 | 1,896 |
| Dec 2020 | 1,984 |
| Sep 2020 | 2,708 |
| Jun 2020 | 2,707 |
| Mar 2020 | 3,021 |
| Dec 2019 | 3,480 |
| Sep 2019 | 3,393 |
| Jun 2019 | 3,349 |
| Mar 2019 | 3,651 |
| Dec 2018 | 3,849 |
Homes finished and licensed each year in Cork County
Homes completed (columns) against homes granted planning permission (line), each year since 2011. CSO.
- Homes finished
- Homes licensed
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| Year | Homes finished | Homes licensed |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,217 | 2,644 |
| 2024 | 2,312 | 2,691 |
| 2023 | 2,057 | 3,283 |
| 2022 | 1,866 | 2,243 |
| 2021 | 1,478 | 2,073 |
| 2020 | 1,425 | 1,984 |
| 2019 | 1,411 | 3,480 |
| 2018 | 1,146 | 3,849 |
| 2017 | 973 | — |
| 2016 | 668 | — |
| 2015 | 586 | — |
| 2014 | 472 | — |
| 2013 | 411 | — |
| 2012 | 514 | — |
| 2011 | 726 | — |
Planning permission is permission to build, not a finished home: most homes are completed one to three years later, and some never are. The CSO counts the houses and apartments in the permissions granted each quarter: Ireland's since 1975, its regions' and councils' since 2018.
Other reports for Cork County
At the average sale price, a home costs €409,591. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,645 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
- 19%
- Payment, one income
- 38%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 3 times since 2010. The deepest began in Q1 2010.
- Deepest fall
- −41.1%
- Recovery from the low
- 96 months