Mid-West · report
New homes in Mid-West
34.2% more homes were granted planning permission in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Permitted, 12 months
- 3,279
- Per 1,000 residents
- 6.0
Homes granted planning permission in Mid-West
Homes granted planning permission over the previous 12 months, at each quarter.
- Mid-West
- Ten-year average
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| Period | Mid-West |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 3,279 |
| Mar 2026 | 2,735 |
| Dec 2025 | 1,949 |
| Sep 2025 | 2,011 |
| Jun 2025 | 2,327 |
| Mar 2025 | 2,679 |
| Dec 2024 | 2,780 |
| Sep 2024 | 2,920 |
| Jun 2024 | 2,930 |
| Mar 2024 | 2,685 |
| Dec 2023 | 2,794 |
| Sep 2023 | 2,438 |
| Jun 2023 | 2,079 |
| Mar 2023 | 2,801 |
| Dec 2022 | 3,183 |
| Sep 2022 | 3,536 |
| Jun 2022 | 3,977 |
| Mar 2022 | 3,423 |
| Dec 2021 | 2,834 |
| Sep 2021 | 3,025 |
| Jun 2021 | 2,405 |
| Mar 2021 | 1,865 |
| Dec 2020 | 1,886 |
| Sep 2020 | 1,389 |
| Jun 2020 | 1,469 |
| Mar 2020 | 1,660 |
| Dec 2019 | 1,718 |
| Sep 2019 | 1,827 |
| Jun 2019 | 1,755 |
| Mar 2019 | 1,756 |
| Dec 2018 | 1,639 |
Homes finished and licensed each year in Mid-West
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 | 2,292 | 1,949 |
| 2024 | 2,016 | 2,780 |
| 2023 | 1,698 | 2,794 |
| 2022 | 1,733 | 3,183 |
| 2021 | 1,311 | 2,834 |
| 2020 | 1,197 | 1,886 |
| 2019 | 1,247 | 1,718 |
| 2018 | 934 | 1,639 |
| 2017 | 902 | — |
| 2016 | 647 | — |
| 2015 | 529 | — |
| 2014 | 426 | — |
| 2013 | 471 | — |
| 2012 | 565 | — |
| 2011 | 756 | — |
- Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
- 4.2
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 Mid-West
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between €288,128 and €387,298 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- €337,713
- Chance of a rise
- 69%
Figures for Ireland: Mid-West has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average sale price, a home costs €318,507. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,279 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
- 15%
- Payment, one income
- 30%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 2010. The deepest began in March 2010.
- Deepest fall
- −45.2%
- Recovery from the low
- 75 months
11.6% of the 213,636 homes counted in the 2022 census were unoccupied: vacant, or holiday homes.
- Empty, 2022 census
- 11.6%
- Empty homes
- 24,729
In 2025, 54% of the planning permissions granted for homes were for extensions, alterations or conversions of existing ones.
- Work on existing homes, 2025
- 54%
Public bodies signed €402.4K of housing works here in 2025, and €129.4M since 2017.
- Signed in 2025
- €402.4K
- Per resident, 2025
- €1