Almost 150 new residential address points recorded in county Longford

A total of 149 new residential address points were recorded in Longford in the twelve months to June 2025 according to the latest GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report.

The report, prepared by EY, found that a further 125 residential buildings were under construction across the county in June 2025.

Nationally, a total of 33,002 new residential address points were added to the GeoDirectory database, representing a 5.2% increase year-on-year.

The Greater Dublin Area accounted for just over half of all new address points (53.2%), while Dublin itself accounted for 12,762 (38.7%) of new addresses added in the year to Q2 2025, followed by Cork (3,363), Meath (1,830) and Kildare (1,747).

Counties in Leinster accounted for over two-thirds (68.3%) of the new address points.

The total number of buildings under construction nationally in June 2025 was up 9.2%, or by 2,018 buildings, compared to June 2024. Of the 23,869 residential buildings under construction last month, 16.7% were located in Dublin (3,979 buildings), closely followed by Cork (2,876 buildings).

Construction activity was weakest in Longford and Leitrim where there were fewer than 150 buildings under construction in total.

In Longford, the residential vacancy rate in Q2 2025 was 7.1%.

The national vacancy rate remained at a record low of 3.7%, which is a 0.1% decrease from the corresponding period in Q2 2024.

Based on CSO data, the average house price nationally was €420,469 in June 2025, an increase of 9.8% year-on-year.

The number of residential property transactions fell by 1.6% when compared to the same period in 2024, with a total of 47,927 properties purchased in the 12-months to June 2025.

In Longford, the average property transaction price was €215,655.

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