Local authority · data to June 2026
House prices in Westmeath
Homes in Westmeath sold for an average €312,747 in the quarter to June 2026, down 3.2% on a year before. That is higher than in 37% of councils.
- Average sale price
- €312,747
- Change in a year
- −3.2%
Westmeath: +78.5% in 16 years
Average price of homes bought by households, by quarter
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| Quarter | Westmeath |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | €312,747 |
| Q1 2026 | €326,813 |
| Q4 2025 | €325,952 |
| Q3 2025 | €330,556 |
| Q2 2025 | €323,121 |
| Q1 2025 | €308,176 |
| Q4 2024 | €293,528 |
| Q3 2024 | €306,828 |
| Q2 2024 | €280,222 |
| Q1 2024 | €268,170 |
| Q4 2023 | €283,264 |
| Q3 2023 | €266,731 |
| Q2 2023 | €243,713 |
| Q1 2023 | €244,497 |
| Q4 2022 | €261,109 |
| Q3 2022 | €249,831 |
| Q2 2022 | €233,719 |
| Q1 2022 | €248,051 |
| Q4 2021 | €224,346 |
| Q3 2021 | €225,058 |
| Q2 2021 | €229,228 |
| Q1 2021 | €197,541 |
| Q4 2020 | €200,423 |
| Q3 2020 | €193,793 |
| Q2 2020 | €210,624 |
| Q1 2020 | €181,405 |
| Q4 2019 | €191,783 |
| Q3 2019 | €197,784 |
| Q2 2019 | €188,123 |
| Q1 2019 | €177,162 |
| Q4 2018 | €178,702 |
| Q3 2018 | €187,100 |
| Q2 2018 | €179,841 |
| Q1 2018 | €172,770 |
| Q4 2017 | €171,101 |
| Q3 2017 | €161,568 |
| Q2 2017 | €151,005 |
| Q1 2017 | €141,890 |
| Q4 2016 | €143,553 |
| Q3 2016 | €145,626 |
| Q2 2016 | €139,838 |
| Q1 2016 | €118,598 |
| Q4 2015 | €125,172 |
| Q3 2015 | €120,484 |
| Q2 2015 | €113,731 |
| Q1 2015 | €114,963 |
| Q4 2014 | €121,413 |
| Q3 2014 | €114,843 |
| Q2 2014 | €101,079 |
| Q1 2014 | €100,857 |
| Q4 2013 | €113,331 |
| Q3 2013 | €104,634 |
| Q2 2013 | €118,219 |
| Q1 2013 | €120,097 |
| Q4 2012 | €116,676 |
| Q3 2012 | €117,191 |
| Q2 2012 | €118,124 |
| Q1 2012 | €108,000 |
| Q4 2011 | €133,913 |
| Q3 2011 | €162,457 |
| Q2 2011 | €141,214 |
| Q1 2011 | €153,744 |
| Q4 2010 | €157,568 |
| Q3 2010 | €175,959 |
| Q2 2010 | €190,053 |
| Q1 2010 | €175,213 |
Reports for Westmeath
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
At the average sale price, a home costs €312,747. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,256 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%
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
- €1,257
- Owning per month
- €1,203
14.4% fewer homes were granted planning permission in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Permitted, 12 months
- 684
- Per 1,000 residents
- 7.1
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 8 times since 2010. The deepest began in Q2 2010.
- Deepest fall
- −46.9%
- Recovery from the low
- 66 months
9.0% of the 38,189 homes counted in the 2022 census were unoccupied: vacant, or holiday homes.
- Empty, 2022 census
- 9.0%
- Empty homes
- 3,428
Other councils in Midland
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