Residential vacancy in Carlow 2.5%, lower than national average amongst other housing stats
The average house price in Carlow was €258,004 in May 2024
New statistics reveal that Carlow has a residential vacancy rate of 2.5% at the end of Q2 2024 amongst other stats revealed by the GeoDirectory Residential Buildings report conducted at the end of Q2 2024.
A total of 322 new residential address points were recorded in Carlow the twelve months to June 2024 according to the latest GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report released today. The report, prepared by EY, found that a further 393 residential buildings were under construction across the county in June 2024.
In Carlow, the residential vacancy rate in Q2 2024 was 2.5%. The national vacancy rate remained at a record low of 3.9%, which is unchanged from the corresponding period in Q2 2023.
A total of 82,031 residential properties were recorded as vacant in June 2024.
The lowest vacancy rates in the country were recorded in Dublin (1.2%), Kildare (1.3%), Waterford (2.3%) and Carlow (2.5%), while the highest residential vacancy rates continue to be found along the North and Midwest coast. Leitrim, at 12.0% was the county with the highest vacancy rate, along with Mayo (10.7%), Roscommon (10.2%), Donegal (9.2%) and Sligo (8.2%).
A further 20,413 residential buildings were classified as derelict in June 2024, with 1% of these located in Carlow.
In Carlow, the average property transaction price was €258,004. Which is actually lower than the national average over the same time period, which is €381,749. Naturally the highest average house
pricing in Ireland was in Dublin where the average property price was sitting at €542,240 and the lowest coming in Longford at an average of €182,713.