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New homes in Midland

9.7% more homes were granted planning permission in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Permitted, 12 months
2,251
Per 1,000 residents
6.6

Homes granted planning permission in Midland

Homes granted planning permission over the previous 12 months, at each quarter.

  • Midland
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodMidland
Jun 20262,251
Mar 20262,505
Dec 20252,404
Sep 20252,058
Jun 20252,021
Mar 20252,139
Dec 20242,739
Sep 20242,890
Jun 20243,112
Mar 20242,656
Dec 20232,177
Sep 20232,109
Jun 20231,525
Mar 20231,645
Dec 20221,643
Sep 20221,759
Jun 20221,834
Mar 20222,329
Dec 20212,032
Sep 20212,533
Jun 20212,585
Mar 20212,026
Dec 20202,176
Sep 20201,478
Jun 20201,661
Mar 20201,728
Dec 20191,657
Sep 20191,667
Jun 20191,362
Mar 20191,495
Dec 20181,428

Homes finished and licensed each year in Midland

Homes completed (columns) against homes granted planning permission (line), each year since 2011. CSO.

  • Homes finished
  • Homes licensed
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YearHomes finishedHomes licensed
20252,0042,404
20241,6522,739
20231,9022,177
20221,4471,643
20211,0032,032
20209252,176
20198411,657
20185661,428
2017456—
2016349—
2015331—
2014284—
2013241—
2012366—
2011414—
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
6.0

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.

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Next 12 months

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between €275,714 and €403,819 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
€339,767
Chance of a rise
59%

Affordability

Figures for Ireland: Midland has no reliable figures of its own.

At the average sale price, a home costs €327,829. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,317 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%

Past cycles

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more once since 2010. That fall began in January 2010.

Deepest fall
−49.6%
Recovery from the low
84 months

Empty homes

9.4% of the 123,678 homes counted in the 2022 census were unoccupied: vacant, or holiday homes.

Empty, 2022 census
9.4%
Empty homes
11,620

Renovation

In 2025, 47% of the planning permissions granted for homes were for extensions, alterations or conversions of existing ones.

Work on existing homes, 2025
47%

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €2.9M of housing works here in 2025, and €2.9M since 2017.

Signed in 2025
€2.9M
Per resident, 2025
€9