Local authority · data to June 2026
House prices in Laois
Homes in Laois sold for an average €352,391 in the quarter to June 2026, up 23.2% on a year before. That is higher than in 57% of councils.
- Average sale price
- €352,391
- Change in a year
- +23.2%
Laois: +85.1% in 16 years
Average price of homes bought by households, by quarter
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| Quarter | Laois |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | €352,391 |
| Q1 2026 | €363,829 |
| Q4 2025 | €342,906 |
| Q3 2025 | €324,253 |
| Q2 2025 | €286,114 |
| Q1 2025 | €305,670 |
| Q4 2024 | €295,168 |
| Q3 2024 | €275,690 |
| Q2 2024 | €271,289 |
| Q1 2024 | €267,550 |
| Q4 2023 | €287,981 |
| Q3 2023 | €268,571 |
| Q2 2023 | €253,800 |
| Q1 2023 | €253,591 |
| Q4 2022 | €242,355 |
| Q3 2022 | €248,709 |
| Q2 2022 | €227,910 |
| Q1 2022 | €229,315 |
| Q4 2021 | €228,371 |
| Q3 2021 | €217,504 |
| Q2 2021 | €202,415 |
| Q1 2021 | €220,328 |
| Q4 2020 | €207,528 |
| Q3 2020 | €195,099 |
| Q2 2020 | €180,653 |
| Q1 2020 | €178,781 |
| Q4 2019 | €195,900 |
| Q3 2019 | €181,525 |
| Q2 2019 | €182,212 |
| Q1 2019 | €180,419 |
| Q4 2018 | €170,747 |
| Q3 2018 | €177,805 |
| Q2 2018 | €179,973 |
| Q1 2018 | €165,083 |
| Q4 2017 | €167,526 |
| Q3 2017 | €162,170 |
| Q2 2017 | €161,788 |
| Q1 2017 | €150,411 |
| Q4 2016 | €147,496 |
| Q3 2016 | €134,089 |
| Q2 2016 | €140,918 |
| Q1 2016 | €130,389 |
| Q4 2015 | €136,725 |
| Q3 2015 | €142,626 |
| Q2 2015 | €125,747 |
| Q1 2015 | €120,476 |
| Q4 2014 | €112,877 |
| Q3 2014 | €113,250 |
| Q2 2014 | €102,618 |
| Q1 2014 | €105,917 |
| Q4 2013 | €104,806 |
| Q3 2013 | €94,224 |
| Q2 2013 | €118,641 |
| Q1 2013 | €116,254 |
| Q4 2012 | €105,483 |
| Q3 2012 | €107,248 |
| Q2 2012 | €114,565 |
| Q1 2012 | €114,470 |
| Q4 2011 | €129,847 |
| Q3 2011 | €137,603 |
| Q2 2011 | €158,408 |
| Q1 2011 | €149,074 |
| Q4 2010 | €161,106 |
| Q3 2010 | €178,125 |
| Q2 2010 | €201,502 |
| Q1 2010 | €190,366 |
Reports for Laois
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
At the average sale price, a home costs €352,391. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,415 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
- 33%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning 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
- €1,235
- Owning per month
- €1,355
52.7% more homes were granted planning permission in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Permitted, 12 months
- 1,032
- Per 1,000 residents
- 11.2
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 5 times since 2010. The deepest began in Q2 2010.
- Deepest fall
- −53.2%
- Recovery from the low
- 87 months
8.0% of the 34,443 homes counted in the 2022 census were unoccupied: vacant, or holiday homes.
- Empty, 2022 census
- 8.0%
- Empty homes
- 2,772
Other councils in Midland
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