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 year to June 2026 was €363,500, up 5.7 per cent on the year before, from 156 recorded sales. A typical rent is €1,295 a month as of Q4 2025, a gross yield of 4.3 per cent. The eight most recent sales on the register ran from €180,000 to €409,692.
House prices in Kells
| Median price (12 months) | €363,500 |
|---|---|
| Year on year | +5.7% |
| Sales recorded (12 months) | 156 |
| New-build median | €440,000 |
| Second-hand median | €325,000 |
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 108 sales recorded to June 2026. Over the year to June 2026 the median was €363,500.
| Year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | €250,500 | 154 |
| 2024 | €302,500 | 146 |
| 2025 | €348,035 | 190 |
| 2026 | €385,000 | 108 |
For wider context, the CSO Residential Property Price Index puts the median for Meath at €440,000, up 5.5% year on year (June 2026). The CSO figure covers a wider area than the Kells sales above.
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 4.3 per cent, or about 3.3 per cent net of typical costs.
What sold in Kells
The latest of the 156 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Sept 2026 | 29 Blackthorn Close, Kells, Meath | €238,000 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 8 The Orchard, Carlanstown, Kellsnew | €361,233 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 9 The Orchard, Carlanstown, Kellsnew | €409,692 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | 130 The Glebe, Kells, Meath | €280,000 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 44 The Glebe, Maudlin Rd, Kells | €352,000 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 7 Townparks Manor, Kells, Meath | €217,500 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 64 Balrath Wood, Kells, Meath | €355,000 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | Kilmainham, Kellsnew | €180,000 |
Planning near Kells
In the 12 months to 1 Sept 2026, 65 planning applications were granted in and around Kells, approving 42 new homes. See all Co. Meath planning applications for live applications, decisions and refusals.
| 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 |
| 8 Sept 2025 | the development will consist of the erection of 3 no. 2-storey houses comprising 2 no. 4 bed semi-detached and 1 no. 4 bed detached. There is... | 3 |
| 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.
More on Kells
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- Nearby: Ashbourne, Athboy, Bettystown, Clonee, Duleek, Dunboyne.
Property Price Register sales, CSO RPPI to June 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.