Leitrim house prices hit grim milestone, according to new figures

Leitrim houses have jumped over €20,000 in the last twelve months, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

The data released on Wednesday shows Leitrim’s median property price has risen to €210,000, up €25,000 when compared to February 2025.

Similar price increases were experienced in surrounding counties with Sligo on €272,400, Roscommon on €215,000, and Donegal on €198,000.  

House prices are now 25.2% above their highest level at the peak of the property boom in April 2007, and have increased by 179.2% since 2013, when the average price in Leitrim was 76,176, according to mynest.ie.

The 9.5% price increase Leitrim experienced was part of a wider national trend, with the regions outside of Dublin that saw the largest growth in house prices being the Midlands (Laois, Longford, Offaly, and Westmeath) at 15.3%. 

Meanwhile, the Midlands and border counties like Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, and Sligo increased at 95%. At the other end of the scale, the South-West (Cork and Kerry) saw a 4.2% rise in house prices.

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Data from the CSO also broke house prices down by Eircode, revealing that properties with a Carrick on Shannon (N41) now have a median house price of €212,000.

The most expensive Eircode area in the country over the 12 month period to February 2026 was Blackrock, Co.Dublin with a median price of €841,250. Meanwhile, Castlerea, Roscommon had the lowest median price of €153,000.

The price increase of homes in the county is unlikely to stop, as low supply to the area remains an issue.

“While we expect an increase in supply from landlords exiting the market this spring, we feel that this supply will be comfortably consumed,” Joe Brady, a Leitrim-based real estate agent, told the Observer earlier this year.

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More than half, 50.8%, of properties purchased in the twelve-month period were by existing home owners, while first-time buyers made of 39.2% of purchases, and non-occupant purchases constituted 9,9% of the total.

In February 2026, 3,370 dwelling purchases by households were filed with the Revenue Commissioners at a total value of €1.47 billion. These purchases were made up of 2,558 existing dwellings and 812 new dwellings.

Meanwhile, Revenue data also showed there were 1,333 first-time buyer purchases in February 2026.