Swords house prices
Median sale price, year trend, rents, yields and recent sales for Swords, drawn from official property data.
In brief
The median sale price in Swords, Co. Dublin over the last 12 months is €480,000, up 16.5% on the year before across 532 recorded sales. The median advertised rent is €1,992 a month. Gross rental yield works out at +5.0%. Figures are compiled from the Property Price Register, CSO RPPI and RTB, for the data month shown below.
House prices in Swords
| Median price (12 months) | €480,000 |
|---|---|
| Year on year | +16.5% |
| Sales recorded (12 months) | 532 |
| New-build median | €500,000 |
| Second-hand median | €415,000 |
Median of open-market sales each year (Property Price Register). Latest year is partial.
| Year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | €405,000 | 563 |
| 2024 | €420,000 | 502 |
| 2025 | €430,000 | 459 |
| 2026 | €486,000 | 300 |
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 Swords sales above.
Rents in Swords
| Median rent (monthly) Q4 2025 | €1,992 |
|---|---|
| Rent, year on year | +8.5% |
| 1 bed | €1,433 |
| 2 bed | €1,848 |
| 3 bed | €2,293 |
| 4+ bed | €2,519 |
At these prices and rents, gross rental yield in Swords is +5.0%, or about +3.9% net of typical costs.
What sold in Swords
The latest of 532 sales recorded on the Property Price Register near Swords 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2026 | 12 Belvedere View, Knocksedan Demesne, Swordsnew | €546,255 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 30 Usher Park, Knocksedan Demesne, Swords | €705,000 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Kettles Lane, Drynam, Swords | €825,000 |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 13 Collis Court, Jugback Lane, Swords | €415,000 |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 31 Holywell Sq, Kinsealy, Swords | €416,000 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 78 Glasmore Park, Swords, Dublin | €400,000 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 35 Holywell Green, Swords, Dublin | €371,000 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 11 Castleview Heath, Swords, Dublin | €411,000 |
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 Swords sales.
Planning near Swords
In the 12 months to 11 Aug 2026, 130 planning applications were granted in and around Swords. See Dublin planning applications by district for live applications, decisions and refusals.
| Decided | Development | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2026 | The development will consist of alterations to existing hip roof to cr | – |
| 29 Jul 2026 | The development will consist/consists of Retention Permission for 1 no | – |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Permission to erect a 30 metre high lattice tower with antennas, dishe | – |
| 28 Jul 2026 | The development consists of the retention of the demolition of a parti | – |
| 23 Jul 2026 | The development will consist of 1) the installation of rooftop solar | – |
Source: Irish Planning Applications, DHLGH ArcGIS FeatureServer, CC-BY 4.0. Grants within 7 km, keyed to the nearest tracked town.
More on Swords
- Living in Swords 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 Swords 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.