In Laois, the average price of a three-bedroom semi-detached house in the final quarter of 2025 was €296,000, up 15% on a year ago.
This is according to the latest Daft.ie report which shows that Laois is well ahead of the nation.
The average list price nationally rose by an average of 5.5% during 2025.
Nationally, the average price of a three-bed semi-detached home in the final quarter of the year was just over €423,000.
Listed prices are now, on average, 41% above their pre-covid levels and just 10% below their Celtic Tiger peak.
A similar picture emerges from analysis of transactions registered in the Property Price Register and matched to the Daft.ie database, with early indications that transaction prices rose 7.4% during 2025.
The typical gap between the initial listed price and the ultimate transaction price has grown sharply since 2003 and, in late 2025, was 6.6% nationally.
Important differences remain across regions, with the lowest inflation again seen in Dublin, where prices were up 3.1% year-on-year. In Connacht-Ulster, on the other hand, prices rose by 11.6% during 2025.
As has consistently been the case for over a decade, the increases in prices around the country stem from a lack of supply.
On December 1, there were just 11,551 second-hand homes for sale nationwide. While this is up 7% on the same date a year previously, availability is less than half the 2015-2019 average of 26,000.
Shortages in availability are much more acute outside Dublin (63% below the late 2010s) than in the capital (16% below).
In Laois, the median price of a newly built home in the year to December was €341,000.
The average price of a semi detached three bedroom house in Laois was €296,000 (up 15% year on year).
A semi detached four bedroom house was €355,000 (Up 8.4%) while a detached two bedroom house was €210,000 (Up 15.0%).
€322,000 (Up 13.3%) is the price for a detached three bedroom house while a detached four bedroom house is €425,000 (Up 6.2%) and five bedroom is €574,000 (Up 15.1%).
A terraced two bedroom house is €196,000 (Up 0.7%) while a three bedroom equivalent is €271 (Up 19.9%).
Finally, a two bedroom apartment will set you back €188,000 (Up 5.9%).
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