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House prices in Kilkenny are up 3.5% on a year ago according to the latest sales report
A total of 10% of house sales in Kilkenny in the first quarter of the year were attributed to landlords leaving the market, according to the latest REA national House Price Index.
The survey shows that across the county, 60% of purchasers were first-time buyers. The price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in Kilkenny rose by 1.5% to €331,915 in the last three months. Across the county, the average time taken to reach sale agreed was four weeks.
“It has been a slow start to the year, and very few houses have come to the market,” said Robbie Grace of REA Grace, Callan. “However, there are a number of people looking to place their properties on the market as soon as the weather improves.”
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Additionally, the survey found A-rated BER properties in the county are commanding 20% price increases in comparison to C-rated properties. The REA Average House Price Index concentrates on the sale price of Ireland's typical stock home, the three-bed semi, giving an accurate picture of the second-hand property market in towns and cities countrywide.
Meanwhile, house prices in Kilkenny are up 3.5% on a year ago according to the latest sales report released last week by Ireland’s largest property website, Daft.ie.
In Kilkenny, the average price of a four-bedroom detached house in the first quarter of 2026 was €510,000. The average list price nationally rose by 3.7% in the year to March 2026, the report shows. This marks the slowest rate of increase since late 2023.
Nationally, the average price of a three-bed semi-detached home in the first quarter of the year was €435,000. Listed prices are now, on average, 42% above their pre-Covid levels and just 9% below their Celtic Tiger peak.
A similar pattern is evident in transaction prices. Analysis of transactions registered in the Property Price Register and matched to the Daft.ie database suggests that prices rose by 5.6% in the year to March, again the slowest rate of increase since 2023.
The typical gap between the initial listed price and the ultimate transaction price – a measure of market heat – was 5.8% nationally in early 2026.
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