South-West · report
New homes in South-West
57.0% more homes were granted planning permission in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Permitted, 12 months
- 8,279
- Per 1,000 residents
- 10.4
Homes granted planning permission in South-West
Homes granted planning permission over the previous 12 months, at each quarter.
- South-West
- Ten-year average
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| Period | South-West |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 8,279 |
| Mar 2026 | 6,227 |
| Dec 2025 | 5,875 |
| Sep 2025 | 6,161 |
| Jun 2025 | 5,786 |
| Mar 2025 | 5,111 |
| Dec 2024 | 5,286 |
| Sep 2024 | 6,970 |
| Jun 2024 | 5,790 |
| Mar 2024 | 6,728 |
| Dec 2023 | 6,181 |
| Sep 2023 | 3,828 |
| Jun 2023 | 4,235 |
| Mar 2023 | 4,623 |
| Dec 2022 | 4,960 |
| Sep 2022 | 5,470 |
| Jun 2022 | 5,190 |
| Mar 2022 | 5,213 |
| Dec 2021 | 4,758 |
| Sep 2021 | 4,292 |
| Jun 2021 | 4,752 |
| Mar 2021 | 4,153 |
| Dec 2020 | 4,388 |
| Sep 2020 | 5,253 |
| Jun 2020 | 4,894 |
| Mar 2020 | 4,540 |
| Dec 2019 | 5,038 |
| Sep 2019 | 4,536 |
| Jun 2019 | 4,369 |
| Mar 2019 | 5,326 |
| Dec 2018 | 5,270 |
Homes finished and licensed each year in South-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 | 4,437 | 5,875 |
| 2024 | 4,008 | 5,286 |
| 2023 | 3,706 | 6,181 |
| 2022 | 3,671 | 4,960 |
| 2021 | 2,658 | 4,758 |
| 2020 | 3,017 | 4,388 |
| 2019 | 2,578 | 5,038 |
| 2018 | 2,121 | 5,270 |
| 2017 | 1,675 | — |
| 2016 | 1,191 | — |
| 2015 | 970 | — |
| 2014 | 739 | — |
| 2013 | 763 | — |
| 2012 | 827 | — |
| 2011 | 1,162 | — |
- Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
- 5.7
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 South-West
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between €379,628 and €496,925 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- €438,277
- Chance of a rise
- 78%
Figures for Ireland: South-West has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average sale price, a home costs €403,515. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,621 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 once since 2010. That fall began in January 2010.
- Deepest fall
- −37.6%
- Recovery from the low
- 50 months
13.2% of the 318,247 homes counted in the 2022 census were unoccupied: vacant, or holiday homes.
- Empty, 2022 census
- 13.2%
- Empty homes
- 41,882
In 2025, 60% of the planning permissions granted for homes were for extensions, alterations or conversions of existing ones.
- Work on existing homes, 2025
- 60%
Public bodies signed €42.4M of housing works here in 2025, and €201.9M since 2017.
- Signed in 2025
- €42.4M
- Per resident, 2025
- €54