Athlone house prices
Median sale price, year trend, rents, yields and recent sales for Athlone, drawn from official property data.
In brief
The median sale price in Athlone, Co. Westmeath over the last 12 months is €300,000, up 6.0% on the year before across 285 recorded sales. The median advertised rent is €1,323 a month. Gross rental yield works out at +5.3%. Figures are compiled from the Property Price Register, CSO RPPI and RTB, for the data month shown below.
House prices in Athlone
| Median price (12 months) | €300,000 |
|---|---|
| Year on year | +6.0% |
| Sales recorded (12 months) | 285 |
| New-build median | €380,450 |
| Second-hand median | €276,000 |
Median of open-market sales each year (Property Price Register). Latest year is partial.
| Year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | €245,000 | 291 |
| 2024 | €251,000 | 248 |
| 2025 | €314,750 | 266 |
| 2026 | €295,000 | 153 |
For wider context, the CSO Residential Property Price Index puts the median for Westmeath at €321,500, up 13.2% year on year (May 2026). The CSO figure covers a wider area than the Athlone sales above.
Rents in Athlone
| Median rent (monthly) Q4 2025 | €1,323 |
|---|---|
| Rent, year on year | +6.7% |
| 1 bed | €1,046 |
| 2 bed | €1,219 |
| 3 bed | €1,458 |
| 4+ bed | €1,689 |
At these prices and rents, gross rental yield in Athlone is +5.3%, or about +4.1% net of typical costs.
What sold in Athlone
The latest of 285 sales recorded on the Property Price Register near Athlone in the last 12 months, as recorded on the register. The register updates weekly, roughly two months ahead of the official averages, and this dataset refreshes weekly from it.
| Date | Address | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 2026 | 194 Cornamaddy Court, Cornamaddy, Athlonenew | €352,422 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Brittas, Glasson, Athlone | €270,000 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | No 15 Springwell Court, Athlone, Westmeath | €364,000 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 193 Cornamaddy Court, Cornamaddy, Athlonenew | €352,422 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 1 Cloughan Boy Ave, Athlone, Westmeath | €332,000 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 116 Cornamaddy Court, Cornamaddy, Athlonenew | €422,907 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 195 Cornamaddy Court, Cornamaddy, Athlonenew | €352,422 |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 100 Cornamaddy Court, Athlonenew | €312,775 |
Prices are as recorded on the register (new builds are recorded ex-VAT there; the medians above adjust for that, these records do not). See where prices are moving before the averages update: subscribe below and the Saturday issue tracks price and rent moves across Co. Westmeath.
Planning near Athlone
In the 12 months to 18 Aug 2026, 68 planning applications were granted in and around Athlone, approving 218 new homes. See the Leinster planning pipeline for live applications, decisions and refusals.
| Decided | Development | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Sept 2025 | for a residential development, on lands located in the townlands of Lissywollen, Kilnafaddoge & Retreat, Athlone, County Westmeath. The proposed... | 63 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | proposed development which consists of 75 no. dwellings, comprised of 58 no. 2 storey, 3 & 4 bedroom, semi-detached and terraced houses, and, 17 no... | 58 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | to construct 49 no. residential units (comprising of 12 no. 1 bed apartments and 37 no. 2, 3 and 4 bed semi-detached and terraced houses) and a... | 47 |
| 19 Dec 2025 | construction of new housing development consisting of 1 Terrace , 3 No Bed , two storeys (3 houses) & 4 Blocks of Semi Detached two storeys 3No Beds... | 11 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | development at this site: Our Lady’s Bower Convent, a Protected Structure RPS No. 224 & 223, in the townlands of Aghacocara and Loughanaskin. Lower... | 10 |
Source: Irish Planning Applications, DHLGH ArcGIS FeatureServer, CC-BY 4.0. Grants within 7 km, keyed to the nearest tracked town.
More on Athlone
- Living in Athlone covers schools, commute and what it is like to live there, with the native calculators.
- Compare against every town in the county in our Co. Westmeath house prices guide.
- Visiting first? Things to do in Athlone covers attractions and walks nearby.
- Nearby: Castlepollard, Kilbeggan, Kinnegad, Moate, Mullingar.
Property data to May 2026, from PPR, CSO and RTB. How we compute these figures
Source: Property Price Register (open-market sales, new builds VAT-adjusted), CSO RPPI (HPM05/HPM09) for year-on-year context, and RTB (RIQ02) for rents. Latest recorded year is partial. See ourmethodology for how these figures are computed.