There were 73 residential properties sold in Laois in the second month of the year according to the Property Price Register, a significant decrease on the 2023 figure.
Last March saw 111 homes sold, almost 35% more than this year.
It is the third consecutive monthly decline in Laois property sales, after January and February also saw a drop-off in activity.
The figure for March 2024 is slightly skewed, as the top-selling property listed was actually for six houses, all under one sale.
Houses 174 to 179 in Clonroosk Abbey, Portlaoise were sold for a combined €1,453,744; approximately €242,290 per unit.
Of the houses sold this month, 18 broke the €300,000 barrier, with two of those exceeding €400,000, and another two exceeding half a million.
The most expensive house in the county was sold for €550,000 in Rivercourt, Grange, just outside Maganey.
Laois County Lodge on the Dublin Road in Portlaoise followed closely, selling for €525,000.
A property in Derrykearn, Abbeyleix sold for €480,000, followed by Shanragh Bridge Farmhouse in Shanragh for €425,000.
Meanwhile, 7 Aghnahara Drive, Stradbally Road in Portlaoise went for €392,000; a property in Croosleigh, Ballyhide for €385,000; 53 Hawthorn Drive, Portlaoise for €380,000; and 27 Sruth Na Ghleanna in Killeshin which sold for €378,855.
These 18 houses represent almost 23% of the total houses sold, up from 18% of houses sold in March 2023 that exceeded the €300,000 barrier.
Overall, there was just over €18 million spent on houses in Laois this March – €6 million less than 2023.
The average price for a house in Laois was €229,000 for March, up from €224,000 the same month last year, representing a 2% increase year on year.
However, it falls €10,000 short of the average house price in February of this year and €31,000 short of January’s figure.
It puts the average price for a house in Laois at €242,000 for the first quarter of the year.
There can be some anomalies in the figures on the Property Price Register but it is regarded as the most accurate barometer of activity on the residential property scene in Ireland.
The full list of properties which sold in Laois in March are as follows:
- €1,453,744.00 – Units 174-179, Clonroosk Abbey, Portlaoise – 20/03/2024
- €550,000.00 – Rivercourt, Grange, Maganey – 22/03/2024
- €525,000.00 – Laois County Lodge, Dublin Road, Portlaoise- 04/03/2024
- €480,000.00 – Derrykearn, Abbeyleix – 15/03/2024
- €425,000.00 – Shanragh Bridge Farmhouse, Shanragh – 19/03/2024
- €392,000.00 – 7 Aghnahara Drive, Stradbally Road, Portlaoise – 26/03/2024
- €385,000.00 – Croosleigh, Ballyhide – 15/03/2024
- €380,000.00 – 53 Hawthorn Drive, Portlaoise – 04/03/2024
- €378,855.00 – 27 Sruth Na Ghleanna, Killeshin – 01/03/2024
- €352,423.00 – 1 Maple Close, Foxburrow, Portlaoise – 01/03/2024
- €350,000.00 – 25 Grallow Wood, Abbeyleix – 20/03/2024
- €339,200.00 – 81 Ashwood Walk, Summerhill Lane, Portlaoise – 22/03/2024
- €338,000.00 – 9 Maglona Terrace, Mountrath Road, Portlaoise – 12/03/2024
- €337,000.00 – 147 Rochfort Manor, Leighlin Road, Crossneen – 14/03/2024
- €334,800.00 – 94 Ashewood Walk, Summerhill Lane, Portlaoise – 26/03/2024
- €317,181.00 – 29 Meadows Way, Crossneen, Graiguecullen – 07/03/2024
- €310,000.00 -Togher, Portlaoise – 26/03/2024
- €308,370.04 – 6 Maple Close, Foxburrow, Portlaoise – 07/03/2024
- €307,075.00 – 33 Sruth Na Ghleanna, Killeshin – 15/03/2024
- €290,748.89 – 53 Maryborough Village, Mountrath Road, Portlaoise – 07/03/2024
- €290,748.89 – 54 Castle Garden, Maryborough Village, Mountrath Road, Portlaoise – 01/03/2024
- €290,748.89 – 49 Maryborough Village, Portlaoise – 06/03/2024
- €287,000.00 – Apartment 2, Block 2, The Heritage, Killenard – 26/03/2024
- €286,343.61 – 36 Derrymore Gardens, Mountrath – 12/03/2024
- €280,000.00 – 27 Newpark, Portlaoise – 25/03/2024
- €273,128.00 – 11 Derrymore Gardens, Mountrath – 22/03/2024
- €270,000.00 – Droughill, Bishopswood Road, Portarlington – 14/03/2024
- €265,000.00 -17 Esker Gate, Mountmellick – 04/03/2024
- €262,000.00 – 58 Station Court, Station Road Portarlington – 06/03/2024
- €260,000.00 – 69 Castlegate, Portarlington – 06/03/2024
- €256,000.00 – 16 Forest Park Avenue, Forest Park, Portlaoise – 08/03/2024
- €256,500.00 – 5 Cill Beg Manor, Stradbally – 13/03/2024
- €245,000.00 – 5 Clondarrig Court, Bellingham, Portlaoise – 13/03/2024
- €245,000.00 – 70 Rinuccini, Dublin Road, Portlaoise – 08/03/2024
- €240,000.00 – 2 Salom House, Chantire Gate, Portlaoise – 27/03/2024
- €240,000.00 – 13 Ashbrook, Abbeyleix – 08/03/2024
- €227,000.00 – 9 Slí na Mona, Edenderry Road, Portarlington – 14/03/2024
- €220,000.00 – 56 The Village, Ballylinan – 14/03/2024
- €218,000.00 – 66 Hawthorn Way, Esker Hills, Portlaoise – 25/03/2024
- €217,000.00 – 42 Rossvale Court, Portlaoise, – 25/03/2024
- €215,000.00 – 43 The Glen, Kilnacourt Woods, Portarlington – 22/03/2024
- €200,000.00 – 43 Mell St, Kilminchy Village, Kilminchy, Portlaoise – 26/03/2024
- €200,000.00 – 22 Gandon Close, Fairgreen Portlaoise – 05/03/2024
- €200,000.00 – Grove Park, Mountmellick – 05/03/2024
- €200,000.00 – 39 Beechfield, Portlaoise – 19/03/2024
- €196,000.00 – Apartment 9, Block B, Parkside, Portlaoise – 27/03/2024
- €195,500.00 – 31 Rushall, Shannon Road, Mountrath – 01/03/2024
- €195,000.00 – Cloncannon, Mountmellick – 19/03/2024
- €192,500.00 – 49 Rinnuccini, Dublin Road, Portlaoise – 26/03/2024
- €187,000.00 – 119 Rinuccini Court, Dublin Road, Portlaoise – 21/03/2024
- €187,000.00 – 143 Rinuccini Court, Dublin Road, Portlaoise – 01/03/2024
- €180,000.00 – 45 The View, Rochfort Manor, Graiguecullen – 27/03/2024
- €180,000.00 – 18 Carmody Way, Fairgreen, Portlaoise – 12/03/2024
- €180,000.00 – Seskin, Portarlington – 01/03/2024
- €175,000.00 – Gandon Court, Portlaoise – 13/03/2024
- €175,000.00 – Apartment 5, Block A, Stradbrook, Dublin Road, Portlaoise – 25/03/2024
- €173,000.00 – 2 Mooreville Estate, Rathdowney – 08/03/2024
- €172,000.00 – Deerpark, Ballyfin – 28/03/2024
- €170,000.00 – 30 Rathevan Heights, Borris Road, Portlaoise – 21/03/2024
- €162,996.00 – 120 Rinuccini Court, Dublin Road, Portlaoise – 13/03/2024
- €155,000.00 – Apartment 35, Block E, Maryborough Crescent, Dublin Road, Portlaoise – 11/03/2024
- €147,750.00 – APARTMENT 1, C/O Arlington Dry Cleaners, Main Street, Portarlington – 22/03/2024
- €135,000.00 – 15 The Oaks, Kilbacourt Woods, Portarlington – 27/03/2024
- €130,000.00 – Coolnamona, Portlaoise – 11/03/2024
- €130,000.00 – Borris Road Portlaoise – 06/03/2024
- €120,000.00 – 100 Cherrygrove, Portlaoise – 06/03/2024
- €117,000.00 – 200 St Brigid Place, Portlaoise – 01/03/2024
- €112,500.00 – 23 Moore St, Rathdowney, Portlaoise – 26/03/2024
- €90,000.00 – 11 Parenell Crescent, Portlaoise – 07/03/2024
- €80,000.00 – Clonagowan, Ballyfin – 06/03/2024
- €80,000.00 – 1 Radharc Alainn, Arles – 25/03/2024
- €59,730.00 – 17 Slieve Bloom Park, Clonaslee – 21/03/2024
- €50,000.00 – Mary St, Durrow – 21/03/2024
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