House prices · Co. Kilkenny

House Prices in Kilkenny

The median second-hand home in Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny sold for €300,000 over the last 18 months, across 471 recorded sales. Year-on-year, second-hand prices are up 3.4%. New builds had a median of €470,000. Homes typically sold for about €3,248 per square metre.

About Kilkenny

Kilkenny town and its surrounding villages form a county-centre market with a mix of urban and rural housing, serving as a local hub for the north and west of Co. Kilkenny. Second-hand homes typically sell at about €300,000, a little above the county median, while new builds are much higher at €470,000 and prices have been broadly flat year on year.

Median (second-hand)

€300,000

Sales (last 18 mths)

471

Typical €/m²

€3,248

Year-on-year

+3.4%

The second-hand median in Kilkenny is 3% above the Kilkenny county median of €290,000.

Property mix in Kilkenny

The make-up of second-hand homes sold here over the last 18 months. Shares are of sales where that detail is known; medians show the typical price.

Property type

Semi-detached

33%€340,000

Terraced

25%€276,000

Detached

20%€565,000

Apartment

14%€241,000

Bungalow

7%€377,500

Duplex

2%€248,000

Bedrooms

1 bed

2 bed

17%€241,000

3 bed

52%€302,500

4 bed

21%€447,500

5+ beds

9%€635,000

Energy rating (BER)

20%

43%

17%

Floor area

Under 75 m²

19%

75–99 m²

34%

100–149 m²

29%

150–199 m²

12%

200+ m²

Recent sales in Kilkenny

Click any sale for the map, price history and full details.

Date	Address	Type	Price	Beds	Size	BER
May 2026	18 Willow Close, Kilkenny	—	€200,000	—	—	—
May 2026	9 Walkin Court, Lakeside	Terrace	€316,000	3	97 m²	B3
May 2026	Apt 28, St Riochs Court	Apartment	€221,000	2	84 m²	C3
May 2026	58 Glen Vale, Ballyragget	Detached	€275,000	3	124 m²	C3
May 2026	21 Butler Place, Kilkenny	Terrace	€295,000	3	87 m²	C1
May 2026	27 Archers Crescent, Loughboy	Bungalow	€300,000	3	70 m²	E2
May 2026	Laurelea, Glendine Rd	Detached	€590,000	4	165 m²	E1
May 2026	10 Station House, The Weir View	—	€263,000	—	—	—
May 2026	5 Coach Rd, Dean St	—	€402,000	—	—	—
May 2026	Viewmount, Dublin Rd	—	€420,000	—	—	—
May 2026	58 Glendine Heights, Kilkenny	Semi-D	€420,000	3	103 m²	C2
May 2026	1 Greenview, Ballyragget	Semi-D	€260,000	4	—	—
May 2026	20 Oloughlin Rd, Kilkenny	Semi-D	€295,000	3	—	—
May 2026	65 Lakeview Dr, Lakeside	Duplex	€248,000	3	87 m²	B3
May 2026	16 Wolfe Tone St, Kilkenny	—	€390,000	—	—	—
May 2026	23 The Fairways, Kilkenny	—	€290,000	—	—	—
May 2026	5a Greens Hill, Kilkenny	Semi-D	€450,000	3	131 m²	C2
May 2026	66 Larchfield Est, Kilkenny	—	€300,000	—	—	—
May 2026	13 Rose Hill Court, Circular Rd	—	€535,000	—	—	—
May 2026	19 The Green, Ayrfield	Detached	€630,000	5	225 m²	B3
May 2026	St Judes, 28 Circular Rd	Detached	€290,000	3	109 m²	E2
Apr 2026	4 Ardilea, Lovers Lane	Detached	€600,000	4	186 m²	B3
Apr 2026	15 Maudlin St, Kilkenny	Terrace	€322,000	3	100 m²	C1
Apr 2026	12 Ballybought St, Kilkenny	Terrace	€330,000	3	—	—
Apr 2026	Galtrim, Waterford Road	Detached	€820,000	8	278 m²	D2

What is Kilkenny like?

Across Kilkenny's 26 electoral divisions and 40,626 residents, about 41% of adults hold a third-level qualification and 66% of homes are owner-occupied. On the Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022 the area is classed marginally above average (ranges disadvantaged to affluent across divisions).

Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022

Marginally Above Average-0.8 relative scoreRanges Disadvantaged to Affluent across divisions

Residents

40,626

people (Census 2022)

Age dependency

36.0%

per 100 of working age

Third-level educated

41.1%

of adults

Professional / managerial

40.2%

of residents

Unemployment

9.0%

of the labour force

Owner-occupied

65.7%

of households

Private renting

18.6%

of households

Population-weighted across the area's 26 electoral divisions, so larger divisions count proportionally more. Unemployment is the weighted mean of each division's combined male and female rate; the relative score is a derived population-weighted average, not an official Pobal figure.

Electoral divisions in Kilkenny

26 divisions make up Kilkenny. The coloured tag is each one's Pobal affluence band (green = affluent, red = disadvantaged); open a division to see its full Census profile.

BalleenMarginally Above Average+2.4

People

Population517

Age dependency40.8%

Lone-parent families3.7%

Work & education

Third-level37.7%

Primary only12.5%

Professional / managerial45.8%

Semi/unskilled16.8%

Male unemployment3.0%

Female unemployment8.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied92.7%

Private renting4.9%

Social housing0.6%

Persons per room0.47

BallinamaraAffluent+11.2

People

Population390

Age dependency32.3%

Lone-parent families8.7%

Work & education

Third-level42.4%

Primary only4.8%

Professional / managerial49.0%

Semi/unskilled11.3%

Male unemployment0.9%

Female unemployment3.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied91.4%

Private renting5.5%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.44

BallybeaghMarginally Above Average+9.4

People

Population327

Age dependency37.9%

Lone-parent families3.2%

Work & education

Third-level37.6%

Primary only9.9%

Professional / managerial45.3%

Semi/unskilled17.3%

Male unemployment1.1%

Female unemployment1.4%

Housing

Owner-occupied91.9%

Private renting7.1%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.49

BallycallanMarginally Below Average-0.3

People

Population461

Age dependency36.9%

Lone-parent families4.9%

Work & education

Third-level31.9%

Primary only10.4%

Professional / managerial45.8%

Semi/unskilled10.6%

Male unemployment4.6%

Female unemployment5.3%

Housing

Owner-occupied93.5%

Private renting2.9%

Social housing0.7%

Persons per room0.46

BallyconraMarginally Above Average+1.4

People

Population239

Age dependency33.5%

Lone-parent families0.0%

Work & education

Third-level38.1%

Primary only12.5%

Professional / managerial45.2%

Semi/unskilled14.0%

Male unemployment5.3%

Female unemployment5.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied91.0%

Private renting6.4%

Social housing2.6%

Persons per room0.44

BallyraggetMarginally Below Average-4.8

People

Population1,587

Age dependency41.1%

Lone-parent families21.9%

Work & education

Third-level28.4%

Primary only14.7%

Professional / managerial31.9%

Semi/unskilled21.9%

Male unemployment7.7%

Female unemployment4.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied75.3%

Private renting7.4%

Social housing15.8%

Persons per room0.47

BaunmoreMarginally Below Average-8.8

People

Population122

Age dependency34.4%

Lone-parent families18.2%

Work & education

Third-level31.3%

Primary only14.6%

Professional / managerial49.2%

Semi/unskilled9.6%

Male unemployment10.8%

Female unemployment16.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied93.6%

Private renting4.3%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.40

ClomantaghMarginally Below Average-0.8

People

Population347

Age dependency46.4%

Lone-parent families13.9%

Work & education

Third-level36.2%

Primary only10.9%

Professional / managerial42.1%

Semi/unskilled17.0%

Male unemployment3.4%

Female unemployment11.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied84.2%

Private renting10.5%

Social housing1.8%

Persons per room0.47

CoolcraheenMarginally Above Average+7.8

People

Population532

Age dependency37.2%

Lone-parent families7.5%

Work & education

Third-level43.3%

Primary only8.0%

Professional / managerial53.8%

Semi/unskilled11.6%

Male unemployment2.1%

Female unemployment4.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied89.8%

Private renting7.0%

Social housing1.1%

Persons per room0.41

DunmoreMarginally Above Average+9.2

People

Population675

Age dependency38.7%

Lone-parent families12.5%

Work & education

Third-level58.0%

Primary only3.2%

Professional / managerial60.3%

Semi/unskilled9.8%

Male unemployment6.3%

Female unemployment3.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied83.6%

Private renting13.7%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.43

FreshfordMarginally Below Average-8.5

People

Population989

Age dependency42.2%

Lone-parent families20.2%

Work & education

Third-level26.0%

Primary only15.9%

Professional / managerial32.9%

Semi/unskilled20.6%

Male unemployment10.8%

Female unemployment9.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied75.4%

Private renting9.9%

Social housing11.3%

Persons per room0.44

GalmoyMarginally Above Average+5.8

People

Population361

Age dependency41.5%

Lone-parent families2.6%

Work & education

Third-level40.4%

Primary only9.0%

Professional / managerial53.2%

Semi/unskilled10.1%

Male unemployment2.8%

Female unemployment3.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied89.5%

Private renting6.1%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.46

GlashareMarginally Above Average+1.4

People

Population311

Age dependency34.7%

Lone-parent families3.0%

Work & education

Third-level34.1%

Primary only15.1%

Professional / managerial51.5%

Semi/unskilled13.0%

Male unemployment3.2%

Female unemployment6.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied94.2%

Private renting2.9%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.43

JohnstownMarginally Below Average-9.3

People

Population877

Age dependency40.5%

Lone-parent families26.8%

Work & education

Third-level24.3%

Primary only16.6%

Professional / managerial31.0%

Semi/unskilled17.2%

Male unemployment12.6%

Female unemployment5.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied73.0%

Private renting10.7%

Social housing13.3%

Persons per room0.46

Kilkenny No. 1 UrbanMarginally Below Average-4.3

People

Population5,650

Age dependency32.4%

Lone-parent families25.7%

Work & education

Third-level37.1%

Primary only12.4%

Professional / managerial31.9%

Semi/unskilled22.7%

Male unemployment13.4%

Female unemployment10.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied46.0%

Private renting28.2%

Social housing19.4%

Persons per room0.50

Kilkenny No. 2 UrbanMarginally Below Average-1.4

People

Population4,118

Age dependency35.2%

Lone-parent families29.9%

Work & education

Third-level43.3%

Primary only10.8%

Professional / managerial38.3%

Semi/unskilled20.1%

Male unemployment12.1%

Female unemployment9.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied51.4%

Private renting27.9%

Social housing16.0%

Persons per room0.48

Kilkenny RuralMarginally Above Average+0.5

People

Population18,603

Age dependency35.4%

Lone-parent families19.5%

Work & education

Third-level46.3%

Primary only8.0%

Professional / managerial42.2%

Semi/unskilled15.5%

Male unemployment10.2%

Female unemployment8.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied64.4%

Private renting19.9%

Social housing11.6%

Persons per room0.50

KilmanaghMarginally Above Average+2.6

People

Population560

Age dependency39.1%

Lone-parent families19.7%

Work & education

Third-level37.2%

Primary only11.3%

Professional / managerial49.1%

Semi/unskilled13.7%

Male unemployment3.5%

Female unemployment6.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied87.4%

Private renting7.1%

Social housing3.9%

Persons per room0.45

LisdowneyMarginally Above Average+5.0

People

Population287

Age dependency42.9%

Lone-parent families13.2%

Work & education

Third-level39.9%

Primary only8.7%

Professional / managerial45.6%

Semi/unskilled17.4%

Male unemployment4.0%

Female unemployment2.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied89.3%

Private renting8.6%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.46

OdaghMarginally Above Average+3.4

People

Population486

Age dependency37.0%

Lone-parent families16.0%

Work & education

Third-level41.8%

Primary only6.0%

Professional / managerial46.9%

Semi/unskilled11.9%

Male unemployment6.8%

Female unemployment6.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied89.7%

Private renting6.5%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.45

RathbeaghMarginally Above Average+7.5

People

Population287

Age dependency37.3%

Lone-parent families4.0%

Work & education

Third-level40.5%

Primary only6.2%

Professional / managerial44.3%

Semi/unskilled14.2%

Male unemployment2.4%

Female unemployment1.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied87.9%

Private renting9.9%

Social housing1.1%

Persons per room0.44

RathealyMarginally Below Average-1.2

People

Population211

Age dependency35.1%

Lone-parent families16.7%

Work & education

Third-level32.8%

Primary only11.4%

Professional / managerial50.2%

Semi/unskilled9.5%

Male unemployment5.6%

Female unemployment6.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied87.7%

Private renting10.8%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.44

St. CaniceMarginally Above Average+5.7

People

Population607

Age dependency36.6%

Lone-parent families7.5%

Work & education

Third-level46.4%

Primary only6.3%

Professional / managerial52.2%

Semi/unskilled10.7%

Male unemployment6.2%

Female unemployment2.3%

Housing

Owner-occupied92.3%

Private renting5.7%

Social housing0.5%

Persons per room0.43

TubbridbrittainMarginally Below Average-0.0

People

Population307

Age dependency35.8%

Lone-parent families6.9%

Work & education

Third-level29.9%

Primary only13.3%

Professional / managerial51.1%

Semi/unskilled15.9%

Male unemployment4.8%

Female unemployment4.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied90.7%

Private renting5.2%

Social housing1.0%

Persons per room0.44

TullaroanMarginally Above Average+4.9

People

Population322

Age dependency35.1%

Lone-parent families18.4%

Work & education

Third-level37.6%

Primary only8.4%

Professional / managerial41.6%

Semi/unskilled13.0%

Male unemployment6.0%

Female unemployment0.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied85.6%

Private renting6.7%

Social housing1.9%

Persons per room0.46

UrlingfordDisadvantaged-13.0

People

Population1,453

Age dependency39.1%

Lone-parent families23.7%

Work & education

Third-level22.6%

Primary only16.7%

Professional / managerial27.1%

Semi/unskilled21.9%

Male unemployment15.7%

Female unemployment15.5%

Housing

Owner-occupied57.4%

Private renting20.2%

Social housing18.7%

Persons per room0.53

Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022 — relative affluence and Census 2022 demographics by Electoral Division. Percentages use Census denominators (adults, households or labour force) that differ by indicator.

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Questions about Kilkenny

What is the average house price in Kilkenny?

The median second-hand sale price in Kilkenny over the last 18 months was €300,000, based on 471 Property Price Register sales. New builds had a median of €470,000.

Are house prices in Kilkenny rising or falling?

Second-hand prices in Kilkenny are up 3.4% over the past year, with a current median of €300,000.

How does Kilkenny compare to the rest of Kilkenny?

The Kilkenny median (€300,000) is 3% above the Co. Kilkenny median of €290,000.

Other areas in Co. Kilkenny

Thomastown Castlecomer Mooncoin Ferrybank, Kilkenny Callan Piltown

Based on 658 full-market Property Price Register sales geolocated to Kilkenny (26 electoral divisions). Medians exclude non-full-market and bulk transactions. New-build vs second-hand is identified by the VAT-exclusive flag. €/m² uses enriched floor areas where available. Last updated 9 June 2026. Not a valuation of any individual property.