Rathnew house prices
Median sale price, year trend, rents, yields and recent sales for Rathnew, drawn from official property data.
In brief
The median sale price in Rathnew, Co. Wicklow over the last 12 months is €415,000, up 3.6% on the year before across 131 recorded sales. Figures are compiled from the Property Price Register, CSO RPPI and RTB, for the data month shown below.
House prices in Rathnew
| Median price (12 months) | €415,000 |
|---|---|
| Year on year | +3.6% |
| Sales recorded (12 months) | 131 |
| New-build median | €425,000 |
| Second-hand median | €375,000 |
Median of open-market sales each year (Property Price Register). Latest year is partial.
| Year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | €430,000 | 157 |
| 2024 | €430,000 | 179 |
| 2025 | €395,000 | 231 |
| 2026 | €425,000 | 14 |
For wider context, the CSO Residential Property Price Index puts the median for Wicklow at €477,500 , up 6.4% year on year (May 2026). The CSO figure covers a wider area than the Rathnew sales above.
What sold in Rathnew
The latest of 131 sales recorded on the Property Price Register near Rathnew 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2026 | Ballynabarney, Rathnew, Wicklow | €542,000 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | 53 The Drive, Hawks Bay, Rathnewnew | €378,854 |
| 29 May 2026 | 89 The Oaks, Rathnew, Wicklow | €340,000 |
| 25 May 2026 | 21 Kirvin Hill, Rathnew, Wicklow | €486,000 |
| 6 May 2026 | 26 Kirvin Hill, Rathnew, Wicklow | €440,000 |
| 4 May 2026 | 2 Woodside, Rathnew, Wicklow | €350,000 |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 54 Saunders Lane, Rathnew, Wicklow | €371,000 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | 51 Saunders Lane, Rathnew, Wicklow | €465,000 |
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. Wicklow email below includes the latest Rathnew sales.
Planning near Rathnew
In the 12 months to 25 Jul 2026, 64 planning applications were granted in and around Rathnew, approving 130 new homes. See the Leinster planning pipeline for live applications, decisions and refusals.
| Decided | Development | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2026 | construction of 87 No. residential units (20 No. 1-bed, 12 No. 2-bed, 50 No. 3-bed and 5 No. 4-bed) as houses and duplexes/maisonettes and a crèche... | 86 |
| 7 Apr 2026 | proposed housing development of 57 dwelling units consisting of 2 semi-detached three bedroom dwellings, 31 x three bedroom terraced dwellings, 4 x... | 38 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | new duplex block containing 4 No. residential units at Burkeen Dales, Hawkstown Road, Wicklow Co. Wicklow. The proposed development consists of a... | 4 |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Retention of single storey rear flat roof extension to dwelling and all associated site works. Dwelling was previously granted permission by An Bord... | 1 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Retention permission for the change of use of an existing 72sq.m. single storey garage to a self contained granny flat and permission for a new... | 1 |
Source: Irish Planning Applications, DHLGH ArcGIS FeatureServer, CC-BY 4.0. Grants within 7 km, keyed to the nearest tracked town.
More on Rathnew
- Living in Rathnew 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. Wicklow house prices guide.
- Visiting first? Things to do in Rathnew covers attractions and walks nearby.
- Nearby: Wicklow, Arklow, Baltinglass, Blessington, Bray, Delgany.
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 our methodology for how these figures are computed.