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 €468,000, up 11.4% on the year before across 520 recorded sales. The median advertised rent is €1,992 a month. Gross rental yield works out at +5.1%. 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) | €468,000 |
|---|---|
| Year on year | +11.4% |
| Sales recorded (12 months) | 520 |
| New-build median | €500,000 |
| Second-hand median | €413,000 |
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 | €480,000 | 239 |
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 +5.1% , or about +4.0% net of typical costs.
What sold in Swords
The latest of 520 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2026 | 9 Holywell Dene, Swords, Dublin | €307,000 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 3, Baile Na Mona Meadows, Swordsnew | €361,233 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 5 Meadowbank View, Millers Glen, Swordsnew | €440,529 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 5 Meadowbank Crescent, Miller'S Glen, Swordsnew | €488,987 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 8 Meadowbank View, Miller'S Glen, Swordsnew | €440,529 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 4 Meadowbank View, Miller'S Glen, Swordsnew | €440,529 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 2 Meadowbank View, Millers Glen, Swordsnew | €440,528 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 9 Mill Brook View, Baile Na Mona Glen, Swordsnew | €427,313 |
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 25 Jul 2026, 131 planning applications were granted in and around Swords. See Dublin planning applications by district for live applications, decisions and refusals.
| Decided | Development | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2026 | Planning permission for attic conversion with hip to gable roof and do | – |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Planning permission for replacement waste water treatment plant and pe | – |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Development will consist of a proposed new flat roof dormer | – |
| 9 Jul 2026 | I, Ms. Audrey Kinsella, intends to apply for Planning Permission for d | – |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Revisions to previously approved planning permission registration refe | – |
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 our methodology for how these figures are computed.