New proof of spiralling Laois house prices

House prices are rising faster in Laois and other Midland counties than in any regions outside Dublin, according to the latest official figures.

Despite a large number of new homes coming on stream in Laois, especially in Portlaoise, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has also found that the median cost in Laois is now  €300,000.

In its latest national Residential Property Price Index issued to the Leinster Express / Laois Live, the CSO reports that the cost of buying a new home in Ireland increased by 7.4% in the 12 months to August 2025

Property prices in Dublin rose by 5.3% and prices outside Dublin were up by 9.2% compared with August 2024. However, the rate of increase is more rapid in Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath.

Niall Corkery, Statistician in the Prices Division, commented. MORE BELOW PHOTO.

Pictured: Building site in Portlaoise.

“The region outside of Dublin that saw the largest growth in house prices was the Midlands (Laois, Longford, Offaly, and Westmeath) at 12%,” he said.

The current rate of inflation is nearly 3% which means the prices in the four counties are going up at four times the rate at which prices of goods and services are increasing nationally.

At the other end of the scale, the South-East (Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, and Wexford) saw a rise of 6.8%,” he said.
Households paid a median (midpoint) price of €375,000 for a dwelling on the residential property market in the 12 months to August 2025.

Housebuyers in Laois are facing a median cost of €300,000 - the second highest in the Midlands behind Westmeath, where median prices are €310,000.

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The Median price in Offaly is €272,500, while it is €203,000 in Longford.

The Index also carries prices by eircode. The Portlaoise eircode covers most of the county. Prices in the area were €390,000.
Outside of Dublin, the most expensive region over the last 12 months was Wicklow, with a median price of €450,000. The second most expensive region was Kildare, which had a median price of €435,000.

The most expensive Eircode area over the 12 months to August 2025 was Blackrock in Dublin with a median price of €797,500, while Castlerea, Co Roscommon had the least expensive price of €148,000.

In August 2025, 4,174 dwelling purchases by households at market prices were filed with the Revenue Commissioners, an increase of 4.6% when compared with the 3,990 purchases in August 2024. The total value of transactions filed in August 2025 was €1.8 billion. This was made up of 3,201 existing dwellings with a value of €1.4 billion, and 973 new dwellings with a value of €459.8 million.