Carlow House Price Survey June 2022

The price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in County Carlow has risen by 7% to €202,500 in the last twelve months, according to a national survey by Real Estate Alliance.

And the survey has shown that 40% of sales in the county over the past three months are to first-time buyers, with 27% of all purchasers coming from outside the area.

Across the county, the average house price has remained unchanged this quarter, with time taken to sell averaging at three weeks, the Q2 REA Average House Price Index has shown.

Prices in Carlow town currently sit at €210,000, with 20% of sales to first time buyers and 25% of buyers from outside the county.

Tullow prices are currently averaging at €195,000 with 60% of sales to first time buyers and 30% of purchasers from outside the county.

“The number of properties for sale and sale agreed this quarter is low,” said Matthew Conry, REA Dawson, Tullow.

“We are seeing that market supply continues to be a major issue.”

The REA Average House Price Survey concentrates on the actual sale price of Ireland's typical stock home, the three-bed semi, giving an accurate picture of the second-hand property market in towns and cities countrywide.

A marked increase in private landlords selling their properties nationally has increased supply levels and tempered price rises in some areas.

Up to 30% of houses for sale in some areas of Dublin are now due to landlords selling their additional properties, with knock-on effects for the rental market, the survey has found.

Actual selling prices in Dublin postcode districts have risen by 2.5% in the past three months, to an average of €493,333 – but the annual rate of increase has dropped two percentage points to 8% on the previous survey.

The price of a three-bedroomed semi-detached house across the country rose by 2.9% over the past three months to €286,611 – representing an annual increase of 13%.

58% of all purchasers in the past quarter were first-time buyers according to REA, a figure which rose to 78% in Dublin as people with mortgage approval scramble to get on the housing ladder.

The highest segment increase in Q2 was in cities outside the capital, which saw a 3.3% rise to an average selling price of €298,750.

Commuter counties saw prices increase by 2.3% – a jump of €6,833 to €311,833.

In the rest of the country, where prices rose 3.2% to €202,897, the survey found that one in every three buyers were from outside the county, with 50% first-time purchasers, as new working conditions enable a rethink on home bases.