Drogheda house prices
Median sale price, year trend, rents, yields and recent sales for Drogheda, drawn from official property data.
In brief
The median sale price in Drogheda, Co. Louth over the last 12 months is €380,000, up 4.1% on the year before across 806 recorded sales. The median advertised rent is €1,462 a month. Gross rental yield works out at +4.6%. Figures are compiled from the Property Price Register, CSO RPPI and RTB, for the data month shown below.
House prices in Drogheda
| Median price (12 months) | €380,000 |
|---|---|
| Year on year | +4.1% |
| Sales recorded (12 months) | 806 |
| New-build median | €407,499 |
| Second-hand median | €287,000 |
Median of open-market sales each year (Property Price Register). Latest year is partial.
| Year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | €315,000 | 626 |
| 2024 | €320,000 | 546 |
| 2025 | €374,999 | 840 |
| 2026 | €395,000 | 360 |
For wider context, the CSO Residential Property Price Index puts the median for Louth at €380,000, up 6.4% year on year (May 2026). The CSO figure covers a wider area than the Drogheda sales above.
Rents in Drogheda
| Median rent (monthly) Q4 2025 | €1,462 |
|---|---|
| Rent, year on year | +6.8% |
| 1 bed | €1,165 |
| 2 bed | €1,390 |
| 3 bed | €1,597 |
| 4+ bed | €1,989 |
At these prices and rents, gross rental yield in Drogheda is +4.6%, or about +3.6% net of typical costs.
What sold in Drogheda
The latest of 806 sales recorded on the Property Price Register near Drogheda 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 153 Gort Mell, Slane Road, Droghedanew | €233,480 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Apt 1sandyford House, Scarlet Street, Drogheda | €240,000 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 11fitzgerald Gardens, Ballmakenny Road, Droghedanew | €374,450 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | 14 Cord Rd, Drogheda, Louth | €335,000 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 15 Fitzgerald Gardens, Ballymakenny Road, Droghedanew | €374,449 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 57 Ushers Mill Avenue, Ushers Mill, Droghedanew | €396,476 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 20 Ushers Mill Avenue, Ushers Mill, Droghedanew | €361,233 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 28 Ushers Mill Avenue, Ushers Mill, Droghedanew | €363,877 |
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 this month's sales before the averages update: the monthly Co. Louth email below includes the latest Drogheda sales.
Planning near Drogheda
In the 12 months to 11 Aug 2026, 151 planning applications were granted in and around Drogheda, approving 563 new homes. See the Leinster planning pipeline for live applications, decisions and refusals.
| Decided | Development | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | Permission for development at a site of (c. 3.63ha). The proposed development comprises 99no. 2-storey dwellings (51no. 3-bed and 48no. 4-bed... | 99 |
| 20 May 2026 | Permission for development at a site (c. 2.33ha). The proposed development comprises: 79no. dwellings (8no. 2-bed, 62no. 3- bed and 9no. 4-bed... | 79 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Permission for a residential development on lands to the east of Ballymakenny Road and south of Listoke Avenue, in the townland of Greenbatter. The... | 72 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Permission for a residential development, on lands to the east of Ballymakenny Road and south of Listoke Avenue, in the townland of Greenbatter. The... | 68 |
| 11 Feb 2026 | LRD Lagan Homes Tullyallen Ltd intend to make a planning application for planning permission to modify a permitted Strategic Housing Development... | 47 |
Source: Irish Planning Applications, DHLGH ArcGIS FeatureServer, CC-BY 4.0. Grants within 7 km, keyed to the nearest tracked town.
More on Drogheda
- Living in Drogheda 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. Louth house prices guide.
- Visiting first? Things to do in Drogheda covers attractions and walks nearby.
- Nearby: Ardee, Dundalk.
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.