Laois is forecasted to experience the second-highest rise in house prices across Ireland by 2030, behind only by Wicklow, with Dublin ranked third.
Laois house prices are projected to rise by 26% to €334,392 by the end of the decade.
Laoi has seen the largest increase anywhere in the country over the last ten years, with average prices jumping a massive 161% from €101,752 to €265,224.
The research comes from Chill Insurance, who used average house price data dating back to 2010 to forecast trends through 2030.
The data reveals that Laois and the rest of mid Leinster is likely to experience the most significant increases across the country.
Wicklow house prices have risen by 75% over the past decade and are forecasted to experience the steepest rise in prices by 2030, with an average increase of 27%, climbing from €461,534 to €586,398.
Third-placed Dublin is expected to an increase of 16%, pushing the average house cost to over three-quarters of a million euros at €771,306.
The capital is the least affordable county to buy a home in Ireland, with house prices currently averaging €614,012.
Leitrim is Ireland’s most affordable county for homebuyers, with average house prices at €186,487 in 2024.
This comes at a time when the Irish property market is coming under increased scrutiny, with Sinn Féin’s housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin TD saying “the Government’s housing plan is in tatters.”
Former housing minister Darragh O’Brien TD oversaw the Government shortfall of over 3,000 units on its own official house-building target for 2024.
There were 30,330 new homes finished last year, but according to the Housing for All plan that figure should have been 33,450.
SEE ALSO – Government urged to increase ‘unsustainable’ income threshold for social housing
