Dundalk median houses price stood at €250k in October

The median house price for houses sold with the Dundalk Eircode A91 in October 2023 was €250,000, according to figures released by the CSO (Central Statistics Office) on Wednesday.

Of the 54 houses sold in Dundalk in October, 21 were to first time buyer owner-occupiers; 28 to former owner-occupiers and 5 were to non occupiers.

Fifty of these houses were existing builds while four were new homes. 

The median price of the new houses sold was €367,500 and the median price of existing houses sold in October was €247, 500.

In Drogheda, the median price of residential properties sold in A92: Drogheda in October 2023, was €317,950.

40 of the houses sold were new houses and 68 were existing. The median price for the new houses sold was €365,000, while for existing houses it was €284,500.

Nationally, Residential property prices rose by 2.3% in the 12 months to October 2023, up from 1.4% in the year to September 2023. In Dublin, residential property prices saw a decrease of 0.6%, while property prices outside Dublin were 4.5% higher in October 2023 than a year earlier.

Households paid a median or mid-point price of €323,000 for a residential property in the 12 months to October 2023. The lowest median price paid for a dwelling was €160,000 in Longford, while the highest was €630,000 in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.