West · report
New homes in West
17.7% more homes were granted planning permission in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Permitted, 12 months
- 2,571
- Per 1,000 residents
- 4.8
Homes granted planning permission in West
Homes granted planning permission over the previous 12 months, at each quarter.
- West
- Ten-year average
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| Period | West |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 2,571 |
| Mar 2026 | 2,529 |
| Dec 2025 | 2,791 |
| Sep 2025 | 2,737 |
| Jun 2025 | 2,679 |
| Mar 2025 | 2,759 |
| Dec 2024 | 2,646 |
| Sep 2024 | 2,552 |
| Jun 2024 | 2,367 |
| Mar 2024 | 2,072 |
| Dec 2023 | 1,778 |
| Sep 2023 | 1,748 |
| Jun 2023 | 1,740 |
| Mar 2023 | 1,696 |
| Dec 2022 | 1,782 |
| Sep 2022 | 2,002 |
| Jun 2022 | 2,363 |
| Mar 2022 | 2,230 |
| Dec 2021 | 2,284 |
| Sep 2021 | 1,942 |
| Jun 2021 | 1,712 |
| Mar 2021 | 1,518 |
| Dec 2020 | 1,537 |
| Sep 2020 | 2,128 |
| Jun 2020 | 2,564 |
| Mar 2020 | 2,670 |
| Dec 2019 | 2,522 |
| Sep 2019 | 2,170 |
| Jun 2019 | 1,721 |
| Mar 2019 | 1,944 |
| Dec 2018 | 1,943 |
Homes finished and licensed each year in 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 | 2,195 | 2,791 |
| 2024 | 2,001 | 2,646 |
| 2023 | 2,025 | 1,778 |
| 2022 | 1,934 | 1,782 |
| 2021 | 1,626 | 2,284 |
| 2020 | 1,616 | 1,537 |
| 2019 | 1,635 | 2,522 |
| 2018 | 1,125 | 1,943 |
| 2017 | 969 | — |
| 2016 | 828 | — |
| 2015 | 655 | — |
| 2014 | 558 | — |
| 2013 | 605 | — |
| 2012 | 605 | — |
| 2011 | 959 | — |
- 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 West
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between €353,674 and €580,489 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- €467,081
- Chance of a rise
- 84%
Figures for Ireland: West has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average sale price, a home costs €377,400. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,516 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
- 35%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 2010. The deepest began in January 2010.
- Deepest fall
- −40.6%
- Recovery from the low
- 68 months
17.0% of the 218,184 homes counted in the 2022 census were unoccupied: vacant, or holiday homes.
- Empty, 2022 census
- 17.0%
- Empty homes
- 37,056
In 2025, 44% of the planning permissions granted for homes were for extensions, alterations or conversions of existing ones.
- Work on existing homes, 2025
- 44%
Public bodies signed €157.3M of housing works here in 2025, and €230.2M since 2017.
- Signed in 2025
- €157.3M
- Per resident, 2025
- €303