Maynooth house prices
Median sale price, year trend, rents, yields and recent sales for Maynooth, drawn from official property data.
In brief
The median sale price in Maynooth, Co. Kildare over the last 12 months is €505,000, up 9.8% on the year before across 141 recorded sales. The median advertised rent is €1,966 a month. Gross rental yield works out at +4.7%. Figures are compiled from the Property Price Register, CSO RPPI and RTB, for the data month shown below.
House prices in Maynooth
| Median price (12 months) | €505,000 |
|---|---|
| Year on year | +9.8% |
| Sales recorded (12 months) | 141 |
| New-build median | €595,000 |
| Second-hand median | €485,000 |
Median of open-market sales each year (Property Price Register). Latest year is partial.
| Year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | €490,099 | 282 |
| 2024 | €440,000 | 191 |
| 2025 | €501,500 | 148 |
| 2026 | €520,000 | 74 |
For wider context, the CSO Residential Property Price Index puts the median for Kildare at €465,000, up 6.4% year on year (May 2026). The CSO figure covers a wider area than the Maynooth sales above.
Rents in Maynooth
| Median rent (monthly) Q4 2025 | €1,966 |
|---|---|
| Rent, year on year | +4.4% |
| 1 bed | €1,259 |
| 2 bed | €1,733 |
| 3 bed | €2,166 |
| 4+ bed | €2,670 |
At these prices and rents, gross rental yield in Maynooth is +4.7%, or about +3.6% net of typical costs.
What sold in Maynooth
The latest of 141 sales recorded on the Property Price Register near Maynooth 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 | 46 Griffin Rath Manor, Maynooth, Kildare | €565,000 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 25 Ormond House, Lyreen Manor, Maynooth | €375,000 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 34 Carton Sq, Maynooth, Kildare | €430,000 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 29 Straffan Lawn, Straffan Woods, Maynooth | €393,000 |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 119 Rail Park, Maynooth, Kildare | €550,000 |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 18 Cluain Aoibhinn, Maynooth, Kildare | €520,000 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 18 Castlebridge, Maynooth, Kildare | €770,999 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | 44 Silken Vale, Maynooth, Kildare | €520,000 |
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 where prices are moving before the averages update: subscribe below and the Saturday issue tracks price and rent moves across Co. Kildare.
Planning near Maynooth
In the 12 months to 18 Aug 2026, 81 planning applications were granted in and around Maynooth, approving 666 new homes. See the Leinster planning pipeline for live applications, decisions and refusals.
| Decided | Development | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2026 | for a ten year planning permission for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) on lands at Railpark, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. The application site... | 581 |
| 16 Jul 2026 | a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) at this site “Railpark West”, in the townland of Railpark, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. The application site is... | 44 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | modifications to the residential development on the site approved under Ref 24/60624 comprising alterations to the approved mix of unit types to 12... | 16 |
| 10 Dec 2025 | REF RA200741 - the development will consist of; 1. New dwelling and garage. 2. New domestic entrance. 3. Oakstown Wastewater Treatment with... | 2 |
| 17 Feb 2026 | retention of modifications to existing planning permissions (Ref:72968 & 801292 ). Permission for sub-division of the existing dwelling/ extension... | 2 |
Source: Irish Planning Applications, DHLGH ArcGIS FeatureServer, CC-BY 4.0. Grants within 7 km, keyed to the nearest tracked town.
More on Maynooth
- Living in Maynooth 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. Kildare house prices guide.
- Visiting first? Things to do in Maynooth covers attractions and walks nearby.
- Nearby: Kildare, Athy, Castledermot, Celbridge, Clane, Kilcock.
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.