Local authority · data to June 2026
House prices in Waterford
Homes in Waterford sold for an average €327,412 in the quarter to June 2026, up 0.7% on a year before. That is higher than in 47% of councils.
- Average sale price
- €327,412
- Change in a year
- +0.7%
Waterford: +39.8% in 16 years
Average price of homes bought by households, by quarter
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| Quarter | Waterford |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | €327,412 |
| Q1 2026 | €331,308 |
| Q4 2025 | €327,119 |
| Q3 2025 | €320,960 |
| Q2 2025 | €325,037 |
| Q1 2025 | €303,721 |
| Q4 2024 | €300,241 |
| Q3 2024 | €301,779 |
| Q2 2024 | €280,968 |
| Q1 2024 | €291,623 |
| Q4 2023 | €292,939 |
| Q3 2023 | €288,528 |
| Q2 2023 | €275,954 |
| Q1 2023 | €298,652 |
| Q4 2022 | €284,728 |
| Q3 2022 | €279,822 |
| Q2 2022 | €262,786 |
| Q1 2022 | €258,861 |
| Q4 2021 | €248,591 |
| Q3 2021 | €236,599 |
| Q2 2021 | €209,636 |
| Q1 2021 | €213,938 |
| Q4 2020 | €219,717 |
| Q3 2020 | €208,997 |
| Q2 2020 | €203,474 |
| Q1 2020 | €204,508 |
| Q4 2019 | €200,454 |
| Q3 2019 | €194,538 |
| Q2 2019 | €197,223 |
| Q1 2019 | €184,801 |
| Q4 2018 | €190,806 |
| Q3 2018 | €187,990 |
| Q2 2018 | €181,785 |
| Q1 2018 | €152,697 |
| Q4 2017 | €180,024 |
| Q3 2017 | €184,449 |
| Q2 2017 | €163,142 |
| Q1 2017 | €146,762 |
| Q4 2016 | €155,627 |
| Q3 2016 | €152,092 |
| Q2 2016 | €139,381 |
| Q1 2016 | €135,307 |
| Q4 2015 | €140,518 |
| Q3 2015 | €132,154 |
| Q2 2015 | €126,299 |
| Q1 2015 | €117,300 |
| Q4 2014 | €131,582 |
| Q3 2014 | €129,303 |
| Q2 2014 | €125,377 |
| Q1 2014 | €116,674 |
| Q4 2013 | €129,928 |
| Q3 2013 | €106,708 |
| Q2 2013 | €119,955 |
| Q1 2013 | €121,126 |
| Q4 2012 | €132,883 |
| Q3 2012 | €123,818 |
| Q2 2012 | €128,495 |
| Q1 2012 | €137,885 |
| Q4 2011 | €141,757 |
| Q3 2011 | €146,425 |
| Q2 2011 | €157,714 |
| Q1 2011 | €182,835 |
| Q4 2010 | €184,483 |
| Q3 2010 | €197,184 |
| Q2 2010 | €209,862 |
| Q1 2010 | €234,166 |
Reports for Waterford
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
At the average sale price, a home costs €327,412. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,315 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
- 17%
- Payment, one income
- 35%
Owning and renting the average home cost about the same each month. 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
- €1,247
- Owning per month
- €1,259
37.2% more homes were granted planning permission in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Permitted, 12 months
- 1,208
- Per 1,000 residents
- 9.5
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 2010. The deepest began in Q1 2010.
- Deepest fall
- −54.4%
- Recovery from the low
- 96 months
11.0% of the 54,847 homes counted in the 2022 census were unoccupied: vacant, or holiday homes.
- Empty, 2022 census
- 11.0%
- Empty homes
- 6,018
Other councils in South-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