Large increase in house completions in Louth

There was a 62% increase in the number of home completions in Louth in the final quarter of 2023 (Q4), compared to the previous quarter (Q3), according to figures released last week by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

446 dwellings were completed in the final quarter of 2023 in Louth, an increase of 171 on the 275 completed in Q3 in the county. 

It is also more than double the 199 completions that took place in the final quarter of 2022. In total, 1,089 dwellings were completed in Louth in 2023, up from 789 in 2022.

Of the 446 completions in the final quarter of 2023, the vast bulk were scheme houses. 335 scheme houses were completed, 36 were single houses and 75 were apartments.

In total last year, 673 scheme houses were completed in Louth, 131 single houses and 285 apartments.

Nationally, there were 32,695 new dwelling completions in the whole of 2023, an increase of 10.0% from 2022. In Q4 2023 there were 10,289 completions, a rise of 13.0% from Q4 2022.

The number of apartments completed in 2023 was 11,642, up 28.0% from 2022. There were 15,505 scheme dwelling completions in 2023, a rise of 2.4% from 2022, while 5,548 single dwellings were completed, which was a growth of 0.9% from 2022.

47.4% of completions last year were scheme dwellings, a further 35.6% were apartments, and 17.0% were single dwellings.