Kells house prices
Median sale price, year trend, rents, yields and recent sales for Kells, drawn from official property data.
In brief
The median sale in Kells in the 12 months to 23 October 2026 was €372,000, up 7.8 per cent on the year before, from 163 recorded sales. A typical rent is €1,295 a month as of Q4 2025, a gross yield of 4.2 per cent. The eight most recent sales on the register ran from €220,000 to €455,000.
House prices in Kells
| Median price (12 months) | €372,000 |
|---|---|
| Year on year | +7.8% |
| Sales recorded (12 months) | 163 |
| New-build median | €439,963 |
| Second-hand median | €332,000 |
Each point is the median of that calendar year's open-market sales on the Property Price Register. 2026 is a part year, covering the 135 sales recorded to 23 October 2026. Over the 12 months to 23 October 2026 the median was €372,000.
| Year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | €250,500 | 154 |
| 2024 | €302,500 | 146 |
| 2025 | €348,035 | 190 |
| 2026 | €385,000 | 135 |
For wider context, the CSO Residential Property Price Index puts the median for Meath at €420,001 (August 2026, provisional). Its Mid-East houses index is up 4.9% year on year. The CSO figure covers a wider area than the Kells sales above. Its median is all dwelling types; the year-on-year change is the CSO’s houses-only series, the only one published at this level. The CSO revises its newest two months as stamp-duty filings land, so treat that median as provisional.
Rents in Kells
| Average rent (RTB), monthly Q4 2025 | €1,295 |
|---|---|
| Rent, year on year | +5.6% |
| 2 bed | €1,236 |
| 3 bed | €1,345 |
At these prices and rents, gross rental yield in Kells is 4.2 per cent, or about 3.2 per cent net of typical costs.
What sold in Kells
The latest of the 163 sales recorded near Kells on the Property Price Register in the last 12 months. The register updates weekly, roughly two months ahead of the official averages.
| Date | Address | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | Mountainpole, Kells, Co Meath | €300,000 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 38 Foxwood Park, Rockfield Road, Kellsnew | €361,233 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | Williamston, Kells, Co Meath | €335,000 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 1 Upper Gardenrath Road, Kells, Co Meath | €385,000 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Market St, Kells, Meath | €220,000 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 1 Bective Place, Kells, Meath | €455,000 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 28 Foxwood Park, Kellsnew | €356,828 |
| 30 Sept 2026 | 18 Edenwood, Kilmainhamwood, Kells | €235,000 |
Planning near Kells
In the 12 months to 3 Nov 2026, 66 planning applications were granted in and around Kells, approving 47 new homes. See all Co. Meath planning applications for live applications, decisions and refusals.
See what has been lodged near Kells in the last 30 days.
| Decided | Development | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2026 | The development will consist of the erection of 9 number 2 bed single storey age friendly dwellings, comprising 8 semi-detached houses and 1 detached... | 9 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | the development will consist of the erection of 6 number 4 bed semi-detached dwellings, Permission also sought for site entrance onto public road... | 6 |
| 20 Mar 2026 | File Ref: 211348 - the development will consist of the following: (A) to construct a two storied type dwelling house and a detached domestic garage... | 2 |
| 20 Mar 2026 | File Ref: 21566 - the development will consist of the following: (A) To construct a storey and a half type dwelling house and a detached domestic... | 2 |
| 9 Mar 2026 | File Ref: 212091 - the development will consist of constructing a single storied dwelling house and a detached domestic garage, installing a... | 2 |
Source: Irish Planning Applications, DHLGH ArcGIS FeatureServer, CC-BY 4.0. Grants within 7 km, keyed to the nearest tracked town.
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Property Price Register sales to 23 October 2026, CSO RPPI to August 2026, RTB rents to Q4 2025. How we compute these figures
Source: Property Price Register for sales, CSO RPPI (HPM05/HPM09) for year-on-year context, and RTB (RIQ02) for rents, which the RTB publishes as an average monthly rent for the quarter shown. The medians on this page adjust new-build prices for VAT. The individual sale records listed above are shown exactly as the register holds them, which for a new build is the price before VAT. The latest recorded year is partial. See ourmethodology for how these figures are computed.