Wicklow house price survey March 2025

The price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in County Wicklow has increased to €386,000, up 2.8pc from €375,600 in the last three months, according to a national survey by Real Estate Alliance.

Across the county, time taken to sell is currently five weeks, the Q1 REA Average House Price Index shows.

Average prices in Blessington increased by 4pc to €390,000, with time to sell currently four weeks.

Baltinglass prices increased this quarter to 1.9pc to €270,000, and time to sell in the area currently six weeks.

“Shortage of supply of second-hand three-beds is causing unexpected increased pricing, with a two-bed in Blessington delivering an exceptional result of €355,000,” said Simon Murphy of REA Murphy Baltinglass and Blessington.

“We have seen some recent unexpected instructions from landlords on long-standing rentals, with some private landlords also seeking to add to existing portfolios.

“The landlords selling now may be a natural progression, rather than indicative of a sentiment of landlords wanting to leave the market generally, which had been the case in recent market memory.”

The survey shows that across the county, 85pc of purchasers were first-time buyers, the highest reported in the country this quarter.

The REA Average House Price Index concentrates on the 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.

The actual selling price of a three-bed, semi-detached house across the country rose by 2.5pc in the past three months to €338,847, and 10pc overall annually.

Three-bed semis in Dublin’s suburbs are reaching sale agreed in days as a wave of mortgage approved buyers turn their focus from apartments to family homes, the survey has found.

Actual selling prices in Dublin city rose by 3pc in the last three months, and the average three-bed semi in the capital is now selling at €558,250 – a rise of almost €50,000 in the past year.

Prices in the major cities outside the capital rose by an average of 3pc to €355,250 in the last three months – an annual rate of increase of 8pc.

Homes in the country’s large towns continue to show the biggest annual growth nationwide, 2.9pc this quarter and 13pc on last March to an average of €256,576.

The absence of new home building, and historically low supply has seen three bed semi-detached homes in parts of Donegal, Kerry, Mayo, Offaly and Roscommon increase by over 23pc in the past year.

Homes in commuter counties rose by 1.9pc over the past three months to an average of €350,278, an annual rise of 9pc.