Photo: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0A market of new homes: 48% of Drogheda’s sales, at a median €375,000
Homes in Drogheda sell for a median €350,000. That is the middle of 2,390 market sales on the Property Price Register from 2023 to 2025. The typical home sells for 2.7 times as much as in 2015. Rent, income and the Cost of living Grade are on Drogheda’s cost of living page.
52% of the homes sold in Drogheda were second-hand
2,390 market sales in three years: 1,138 new homes and 1,252 second-hand. At the median a new home sold for 41% more.
median sale · 1,138 sold in 3 years
- 2025 median
- €395K 503 sold
- 2022 to 2025
- +32%
- the typical Irish town
- €419K
median sale · 1,252 sold in 3 years
- 2025 median
- €290K 454 sold
- 2022 to 2025
- +29%
- the typical Irish town
- €326K
median sale · 2,390 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- €260K–€390K
- Last 12 months
- €385K 921 sold
- the typical Irish town
- €350K
48% of the sales were new homes
Market sales on the Property Price Register, 2023–25. The register says whether a home was new or second-hand, not its type or size. New homes are filed without VAT; we add back 13.5%. A median needs 30 sales.
Half of Drogheda’s homes sold for between €260K and €390K
One sale in ten was under €190K and one in ten over €430K. 22% sold for under €250K and 4% for €500K or more.
The median, €350,000, sits in the €300–400K band
2,390 market sales, 2023–25, VAT included. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 2.7 times as much as in 2015, a faster rise than the typical Irish town’s
From €198,000 in 2010 to €373,000 in 2025, each the median of that year’s market sales.
More homes sell than in most years
957 homes sold in 2025. The busiest year was 2025, with 957, and the quietest 2011, with 147.
Drogheda costs about what the typical Irish town does
Each year’s median sale: the town, the middle of County Louth’s towns of 2,500 or more, and the typical Irish town.
New homes and second-hand, year by year
| 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | €198K | €140K | €200K | €373K |
| Typical Irish town | €220K | €170K | €261K | €388K |
| New homes | €228K | €186K | €260K | €395K |
| Second-hand homes | €162K | €135K | €185K | €290K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 30 sales of the kind, so a dash is a year with fewer.
Property Price Register: every market sale placed in the town since 2010, VAT included; a year’s median needs 30 sales. Sales whose address names no town aren’t counted.
48% of the homes sold in Drogheda in three years were new
1,138 new homes and 1,252 second-hand ones sold from 2023 to 2025, by the register’s own split.
53% of the homes sold in 2025 were new
Calendar years with 10 or more sales. The share peaked at 47% in 2023.
A new home sold for a median €375,000
against €266,000 for a home sold on, 41% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
Filed without VAT
Most new homes are filed on the register without VAT. Every figure here adds back 13.5%, so new and second-hand compare like for like.
Property Price Register, 2023–25: 1,138 new and 1,252 second-hand market sales. New homes are filed without VAT; we add back 13.5%.
Ballymakenny Road is Drogheda’s busiest street or estate, with 229 sales in three years
83 streets and estates had 5 or more sales from 2023 to 2025, 37 of them ten or more.
| # | Street or estate | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballymakenny Road | 229 | €390,200 | Mostly new |
| 2 | Ballymakenny Park | 196 | €375,000 | Mostly new |
| 3 | Termonfeckin Road | 142 | €372,500 | Mostly new |
| 4 | Avourwen | 117 | €365,000 | Mostly new |
| 5 | Platin Road | 82 | €355,000 | Mostly new |
| 6 | Ushers Mill | 73 | €380,000 | Mostly new |
| 7 | North Road | 63 | €387,000 | Mostly new |
| 8 | Dublin Road | 60 | €297,500 | Second-hand |
| 9 | Newtown Wood | 57 | €345,000 | Mostly new |
| 10 | Old Slane Road | 47 | €397,500 | Mostly new |
| 11 | Grangerath | 33 | €326,000 | Second-hand |
| 12 | Newfoundwell Road | 30 | €396,500 | Mostly new |
| 13 | Ballsgrove | 27 | €245,000 | Second-hand |
| 14 | Grange Rath | 27 | €300,000 | Second-hand |
| 15 | Slane Road | 27 | €385,000 | Mixed |
Oldbridge Manor: €420,000
Ship Street: €10,000
At the median, the dearest costs 42 times the cheapest.
Streets and estates with 5 or more market sales from 2023 to 2025, named as the register’s addresses name them; medians only.
Drogheda is the 3rd most expensive of 10 towns in County Louth
Drogheda is one of County Louth’s dearest towns to buy in; the typical Irish town’s median is €350,000.
Towns of 1,000 or more in County Louth, by their median home of 2023–25; * marks a routing-key median (fewer than 30 sales in the town). Each links to its own Housing page.
Cheaper nearby: Clogherhead.
The towns around Drogheda: their median home (2023–25), market sales on the Property Price Register in those three years, the change in ten years and the distance.
| Town | Median sale | Sales, 3 years | Since 2015 | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drogheda | €350K | 2,390 | +166% | |
| Tullyallen | €400K | 52 | – | 5.3 |
| Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney | €375K | 587 | +122% | 5.9 |
| Termonfeckin | €397K | 70 | – | 7.5 |
| Duleek | €355K | 191 | – | 7.9 |
| Stamullen | €358K | 95 | – | 10.8 |
| Clogherhead | €315K | 69 | – | 11 |
A routing-key price (fewer than 30 sales in the town) counts for its whole postal area. Rents are each town’s own RTB figure where published, else its district’s, city’s or county’s.
Questions about property prices in Drogheda
What is the average house price in Drogheda?
The median home in Drogheda sold for €350,000 from 2023 to 2025, across 2,390 market sales on the Property Price Register (€385,000 in the last 12 months).
Are house prices going up in Drogheda?
The median sale was €337,000 in 2024 and €373,000 in 2025: it went up 11%.
How many homes sell in Drogheda each year?
957 sales in Drogheda were filed on the Property Price Register in 2025, against an average of 605 a year over the last ten. Sales whose address names no town aren’t counted, so the true figure is somewhat higher.
How much does a new build cost in Drogheda?
New homes sold for a median €375,000 over three years, against €266,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 48% of sales.
Is Drogheda expensive for County Louth?
Drogheda is the most expensive of 3 towns of 2,500 or more in County Louth by median sale price.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Yes: the Property Price Register publishes every residential sale with its address and price at propertypriceregister.ie. This page shows the town’s medians and counts.
Sales: Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority. House prices by Eircode routing key, RTB rents and household incomes: CSO, CC BY 4.0. Routing-key areas: Autoaddress.
Sources: Property Price Register (PSRA), 2010–2026 · CSO HPA04 house prices by Eircode routing key, 2023–25. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).