Howth house prices
Median sale price, year trend, rents, yields and recent sales for Howth, drawn from official property data.
In brief
The median sale price in Howth, Co. Dublin over the last 12 months is €850,000, up 14.9% on the year before across 52 recorded sales. The median advertised rent is €2,414 a month. Gross rental yield works out at +3.4%. Figures are compiled from the Property Price Register, CSO RPPI and RTB, for the data month shown below.
House prices in Howth
| Median price (12 months) | €850,000 |
|---|---|
| Year on year | +14.9% |
| Sales recorded (12 months) | 52 |
| New-build median | €852,062 |
| Second-hand median | €850,000 |
Median of open-market sales each year (Property Price Register). Latest year is partial.
| Year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | €851,125 | 68 |
| 2024 | €740,000 | 57 |
| 2025 | €740,000 | 45 |
| 2026 | €902,000 | 33 |
For wider context, the CSO Residential Property Price Index puts the median for Fingal at €500,000, up 4.3% year on year (May 2026). The CSO figure covers a wider area than the Howth sales above.
Rents in Howth
| Median rent (monthly) Q4 2025 | €2,414 |
|---|---|
| Rent, year on year | +10.5% |
| 1 bed | €2,059 |
| 2 bed | €2,520 |
At these prices and rents, gross rental yield in Howth is +3.4%, or about +2.6% net of typical costs.
What sold in Howth
The latest of 52 sales recorded on the Property Price Register near Howth 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 2026 | 8 Balscadden Rd, Howth, Dublin 13 | €375,000 |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 2 Evora Park, Howth, Dublin | €902,000 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Apt.2 - Carlyle House, Church Road, Howth | €260,000 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 13a Thormanby Hill, Thormanby Road, Howth | €2,000,000 |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Hillside, Windgate Rd, Howth | €1,400,000 |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Apt 7 St Nessans, Thormanby Road, Howth | €570,000 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | 5 Tara, Balkill Road, Howth | €1,300,000 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Quinton, Greyslane, Howth | €1,330,000 |
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. Dublin email below includes the latest Howth sales.
Planning near Howth
In the 12 months to 11 Aug 2026, 27 planning applications were granted in and around Howth. See Dublin planning applications by district for live applications, decisions and refusals.
| Decided | Development | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2026 | The development will consist of: (i) Partial demolition of the existin | – |
| 28 Jul 2026 | The development will consist of the following: | – |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Lecaltone Limited intend to apply for permission for development on la | – |
| 16 Jul 2026 | The development will consist of (a) single storey detached garden room | – |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Proposed (1) single storey extensions to front, side & rere, & (2) gro | – |
Source: Irish Planning Applications, DHLGH ArcGIS FeatureServer, CC-BY 4.0. Grants within 7 km, keyed to the nearest tracked town.
More on Howth
- Living in Howth 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. Dublin house prices guide.
- Visiting first? Things to do in Howth covers attractions and walks nearby.
- Nearby: Balbriggan, Blackrock, Booterstown, Cabinteely, Citywest, Dalkey.
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.