Local authority · data to June 2026
House prices in Meath
Homes in Meath sold for an average €437,639 in the quarter to June 2026, up 7.5% on a year before. That is higher than in 77% of councils.
- Average sale price
- €437,639
- Change in a year
- +7.5%
Meath: +83.9% in 16 years
Average price of homes bought by households, by quarter
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| Quarter | Meath |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | €437,639 |
| Q1 2026 | €442,416 |
| Q4 2025 | €426,387 |
| Q3 2025 | €427,218 |
| Q2 2025 | €407,040 |
| Q1 2025 | €391,628 |
| Q4 2024 | €396,055 |
| Q3 2024 | €383,465 |
| Q2 2024 | €368,829 |
| Q1 2024 | €359,011 |
| Q4 2023 | €374,602 |
| Q3 2023 | €349,515 |
| Q2 2023 | €360,629 |
| Q1 2023 | €357,692 |
| Q4 2022 | €340,648 |
| Q3 2022 | €342,969 |
| Q2 2022 | €320,366 |
| Q1 2022 | €331,251 |
| Q4 2021 | €319,189 |
| Q3 2021 | €312,385 |
| Q2 2021 | €307,169 |
| Q1 2021 | €299,474 |
| Q4 2020 | €301,593 |
| Q3 2020 | €290,464 |
| Q2 2020 | €279,026 |
| Q1 2020 | €294,033 |
| Q4 2019 | €299,436 |
| Q3 2019 | €298,430 |
| Q2 2019 | €294,605 |
| Q1 2019 | €290,371 |
| Q4 2018 | €291,032 |
| Q3 2018 | €280,210 |
| Q2 2018 | €268,889 |
| Q1 2018 | €272,111 |
| Q4 2017 | €266,655 |
| Q3 2017 | €263,578 |
| Q2 2017 | €243,293 |
| Q1 2017 | €250,767 |
| Q4 2016 | €247,231 |
| Q3 2016 | €239,601 |
| Q2 2016 | €228,178 |
| Q1 2016 | €219,654 |
| Q4 2015 | €231,160 |
| Q3 2015 | €214,924 |
| Q2 2015 | €208,194 |
| Q1 2015 | €186,349 |
| Q4 2014 | €211,035 |
| Q3 2014 | €198,424 |
| Q2 2014 | €185,898 |
| Q1 2014 | €176,319 |
| Q4 2013 | €174,408 |
| Q3 2013 | €180,596 |
| Q2 2013 | €171,263 |
| Q1 2013 | €176,167 |
| Q4 2012 | €178,508 |
| Q3 2012 | €191,981 |
| Q2 2012 | €177,610 |
| Q1 2012 | €184,054 |
| Q4 2011 | €203,962 |
| Q3 2011 | €211,861 |
| Q2 2011 | €208,610 |
| Q1 2011 | €243,583 |
| Q4 2010 | €214,580 |
| Q3 2010 | €245,098 |
| Q2 2010 | €261,161 |
| Q1 2010 | €237,970 |
Reports for Meath
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
At the average sale price, a home costs €437,639. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,758 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
- 18%
- Payment, one income
- 36%
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
- €1,542
- Owning per month
- €1,683
3.8% more homes were granted planning permission in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Permitted, 12 months
- 2,006
- Per 1,000 residents
- 9.1
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 5 times since 2010. The deepest began in Q2 2010.
- Deepest fall
- −34.4%
- Recovery from the low
- 51 months
6.0% of the 78,759 homes counted in the 2022 census were unoccupied: vacant, or holiday homes.
- Empty, 2022 census
- 6.0%
- Empty homes
- 4,747
Other councils in Mid-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