Average House Prices In Kildare Climbed To €354k At The End Of 2024

Thursday, 2 January 2025 09:46

By Martin Osborne

The average cost of buying a home nationally stood at just over €332,000 - while in the capital, it was almost €700,000.

Houses prices in Kildare in the final three months of 2024 were 11% higher than a year previously, compared to a rise of 3% seen during 2023.

The average price of a home in the county is now €354,000, 35% above the level seen at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Housing prices nationally rose by an average of 9% during 2024, according to the latest report from daft.ie.

The average cost of buying a home nationally stood at just over €332,000 - while in the capital, it was almost €700,000.

Speaking on Kildare Today, author of the report Ronan Lyons explained what's behind the increase in Kildare.

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