REVEALED: Rise in commercial vacancy rate in County Kilkenny
The commercial vacancy rate in County Kilkenny stood at 13.0% in June 2023, according to the latest GeoDirectory Commercial Buildings Report, issued today.
This represents an increase of 0.4 percentage points compared to June 2022, but is lower than the national commercial vacancy rate of 14.1%.
Of the urban areas in County Kilkenny analysed, Callan had the highest commercial vacancy rate in June 2023, while Kilkenny City had the lowest.
Callan also had the lowest occupancy rate in the Retail and Wholesale sector in Leinster (excluding Dublin).
At 19.9%, Sligo was the county with the highest commercial vacancy rate, followed by Galway at 18% and Donegal at 17.9%.
The lowest commercial vacancy rates were recorded in Meath (10.2%), Wexford (10.6%) and Kerry (12.2%).