House prices · Co. Laois

House Prices in Mountrath

The median second-hand home in Mountrath, Co. Laois sold for €230,000 over the last 18 months, across 133 recorded sales. Year-on-year, second-hand prices are up 17.5%. New builds had a median of €318,362. Homes typically sold for about €2,250 per square metre.

About Mountrath

Mountrath is a small inland town in County Laois with a wider rural hinterland and several surrounding villages and townlands. Housing here is typically more affordable than the county average, with a median second-hand price of €230,000, about 12% below the Laois median of €260,000. New-builds are higher at around €318,362, and prices have risen 17.5% year-on-year.

Median (second-hand)

€230,000

Sales (last 18 mths)

133

Typical €/m²

€2,250

Year-on-year

+17.5%

The second-hand median in Mountrath is 12% below the Laois county median of €260,000.

Property mix in Mountrath

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

Detached

47%€344,000

Semi-detached

33%€237,500

Terraced

13%€215,000

Bungalow

Apartment

Bedrooms

2 bed

11%€136,500

3 bed

44%€220,000

4 bed

34%€335,000

5+ beds

11%€452,500

Energy rating (BER)

26%

36%

12%

16%

Floor area

Under 75 m²

75–99 m²

28%

100–149 m²

36%

150–199 m²

17%

200+ m²

14%

Recent sales in Mountrath

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Date	Address	Type	Price	Beds	Size	BER
May 2026	Boley Upper, Abbeyleix	Detached	€155,000	3	100 m²	—
May 2026	Knockiel, Rathdowney	—	€271,000	—	—	—
May 2026	Main Street, Borris-in-ossory	Detached	€90,000	2	—	G
Apr 2026	15 Radharc Na Sleibhte, Mountrath	—	€180,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	27 Slieve Bloom Heights, Rathdowney	—	€248,000	—	—	—
Apr 2026	Banner Lodge, Corrigeen	Detached	€385,000	3	123 m²	C3
Apr 2026	Patrick St, Durrow	Detached	€210,000	3	95 m²	E1
Apr 2026	Ballagh, Errill	Detached	€266,000	3	95 m²	C2
Mar 2026	Knockardgannon North, Errill	Detached	€460,000	4	182 m²	B3
Mar 2026	2 Castle Lane, Derrin	Detached	€165,000	4	171 m²	B3
Mar 2026	12 Ard Erin, Mountrath	Detached	€375,000	4	149 m²	B2
Mar 2026	Collacurragh, Ballacolla	Detached	€405,000	4	249 m²	C1
Mar 2026	39 Ossory Court, Borris In Ossory	—	€213,000	—	—	—
Mar 2026	80 Rushall, Mountrath	Semi-D	€260,000	4	—	B3
Feb 2026	28 Ard Erin, Mountrath	Semi-D	€275,000	3	108 m²	B3
Feb 2026	6 Wallis St, Mountrath	Terrace	€272,500	3	—	B3
Feb 2026	26 Woodbrook, Mountrath	Semi-D	€242,000	3	—	G
Feb 2026	Church Street, Rathdowney	—	€40,000	—	—	—
Feb 2026	14 Moore St, Rathdowney	Semi-D	€143,000	3	79 m²	E1
Feb 2026	13 Moore St, Rathdowney	—	€65,000	—	—	—
Feb 2026	Clonehurk, Ballyfin	—	€205,000	—	—	—
Feb 2026	3 Woodbrook, Mountrath	Semi-D	€248,000	3	88 m²	—
Feb 2026	Carrigan St, Durrow	Terrace	€265,000	4	128 m²	D1
Jan 2026	12 Father Oconnor Crescent, Mountrath	Terrace	€215,000	3	—	E1
Jan 2026	Garranmaconly, Ballybrophy	—	€88,000	—	—	—

What is Mountrath like?

Across Mountrath's 25 electoral divisions and 13,840 residents, about 31% of adults hold a third-level qualification and 78% of homes are owner-occupied. On the Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022 the area is classed marginally below average (ranges disadvantaged to marginally above average across divisions).

Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022

Marginally Below Average-3.1 relative scoreRanges Disadvantaged to Marginally Above Average across divisions

Residents

13,840

people (Census 2022)

Age dependency

37.4%

per 100 of working age

Third-level educated

31.2%

of adults

Professional / managerial

37.5%

of residents

Unemployment

8.2%

of the labour force

Owner-occupied

78.1%

of households

Private renting

10.1%

of households

Population-weighted across the area's 25 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 Mountrath

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

AghmacartMarginally Above Average+5.2

People

Population377

Age dependency37.9%

Lone-parent families12.5%

Work & education

Third-level36.9%

Primary only10.2%

Professional / managerial53.3%

Semi/unskilled11.4%

Male unemployment2.0%

Female unemployment4.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied87.3%

Private renting8.2%

Social housing0.9%

Persons per room0.48

BallybrophyMarginally Above Average+2.6

People

Population223

Age dependency33.6%

Lone-parent families4.5%

Work & education

Third-level34.0%

Primary only9.7%

Professional / managerial37.7%

Semi/unskilled12.9%

Male unemployment5.6%

Female unemployment1.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied87.9%

Private renting7.6%

Social housing1.5%

Persons per room0.48

BallyfinMarginally Above Average+5.8

People

Population711

Age dependency39.8%

Lone-parent families7.7%

Work & education

Third-level42.6%

Primary only11.6%

Professional / managerial47.7%

Semi/unskilled12.8%

Male unemployment2.8%

Female unemployment3.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied94.0%

Private renting4.2%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.47

Borris-In-OssoryMarginally Below Average-5.4

People

Population1,012

Age dependency39.2%

Lone-parent families27.7%

Work & education

Third-level27.0%

Primary only12.5%

Professional / managerial32.5%

Semi/unskilled20.4%

Male unemployment7.3%

Female unemployment13.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied66.8%

Private renting13.0%

Social housing14.7%

Persons per room0.46

ClashMarginally Above Average+1.7

People

Population372

Age dependency39.0%

Lone-parent families13.5%

Work & education

Third-level34.4%

Primary only13.9%

Professional / managerial41.9%

Semi/unskilled7.0%

Male unemployment1.0%

Female unemployment5.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied93.0%

Private renting2.6%

Social housing1.8%

Persons per room0.46

ClonmoreMarginally Below Average-7.5

People

Population215

Age dependency41.4%

Lone-parent families9.1%

Work & education

Third-level30.9%

Primary only16.4%

Professional / managerial42.8%

Semi/unskilled13.8%

Male unemployment9.3%

Female unemployment11.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied88.7%

Private renting4.2%

Social housing1.4%

Persons per room0.46

CuffsboroughMarginally Above Average+0.8

People

Population360

Age dependency38.6%

Lone-parent families10.3%

Work & education

Third-level39.5%

Primary only10.5%

Professional / managerial54.7%

Semi/unskilled10.6%

Male unemployment5.2%

Female unemployment10.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied89.6%

Private renting6.1%

Social housing1.7%

Persons per room0.45

CullahillMarginally Above Average+2.5

People

Population362

Age dependency34.5%

Lone-parent families17.6%

Work & education

Third-level36.7%

Primary only14.3%

Professional / managerial53.3%

Semi/unskilled11.2%

Male unemployment3.3%

Female unemployment6.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied89.3%

Private renting6.6%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.45

DonaghmoreMarginally Below Average-2.7

People

Population273

Age dependency34.4%

Lone-parent families4.0%

Work & education

Third-level31.7%

Primary only12.0%

Professional / managerial36.3%

Semi/unskilled22.9%

Male unemployment6.4%

Female unemployment13.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied91.7%

Private renting6.3%

Social housing1.0%

Persons per room0.43

DonoreMarginally Below Average-2.0

People

Population486

Age dependency35.6%

Lone-parent families4.2%

Work & education

Third-level30.0%

Primary only13.3%

Professional / managerial44.9%

Semi/unskilled12.8%

Male unemployment5.7%

Female unemployment8.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied92.7%

Private renting2.6%

Social housing0.7%

Persons per room0.47

DunmoreMarginally Above Average+3.8

People

Population284

Age dependency38.4%

Lone-parent families6.1%

Work & education

Third-level42.1%

Primary only13.1%

Professional / managerial50.0%

Semi/unskilled10.7%

Male unemployment3.9%

Female unemployment3.4%

Housing

Owner-occupied89.5%

Private renting4.7%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.45

DurrowMarginally Below Average-2.0

People

Population1,383

Age dependency39.0%

Lone-parent families17.8%

Work & education

Third-level33.5%

Primary only9.6%

Professional / managerial37.2%

Semi/unskilled15.7%

Male unemployment8.1%

Female unemployment6.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied77.0%

Private renting11.8%

Social housing7.7%

Persons per room0.46

ErrillMarginally Below Average-7.2

People

Population429

Age dependency32.4%

Lone-parent families19.1%

Work & education

Third-level26.5%

Primary only15.1%

Professional / managerial35.4%

Semi/unskilled17.9%

Male unemployment11.6%

Female unemployment9.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied74.7%

Private renting6.7%

Social housing16.0%

Persons per room0.46

GrantstownMarginally Above Average+7.1

People

Population388

Age dependency37.1%

Lone-parent families2.2%

Work & education

Third-level38.0%

Primary only7.5%

Professional / managerial48.5%

Semi/unskilled16.6%

Male unemployment2.7%

Female unemployment2.4%

Housing

Owner-occupied86.7%

Private renting8.2%

Social housing0.7%

Persons per room0.45

KilcokeMarginally Above Average+2.9

People

Population141

Age dependency34.0%

Lone-parent families0.0%

Work & education

Third-level33.3%

Primary only10.2%

Professional / managerial48.9%

Semi/unskilled12.1%

Male unemployment4.2%

Female unemployment3.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied88.5%

Private renting5.8%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.41

KildelligMarginally Above Average+4.9

People

Population297

Age dependency27.6%

Lone-parent families3.2%

Work & education

Third-level30.2%

Primary only9.0%

Professional / managerial45.5%

Semi/unskilled17.8%

Male unemployment2.9%

Female unemployment4.3%

Housing

Owner-occupied86.5%

Private renting10.1%

Social housing2.3%

Persons per room0.49

KillermoghMarginally Below Average-3.4

People

Population358

Age dependency39.9%

Lone-parent families14.8%

Work & education

Third-level32.8%

Primary only14.6%

Professional / managerial42.5%

Semi/unskilled15.2%

Male unemployment7.0%

Female unemployment10.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied83.6%

Private renting8.6%

Social housing1.6%

Persons per room0.41

KilnaseerMarginally Above Average+3.0

People

Population325

Age dependency39.7%

Lone-parent families9.1%

Work & education

Third-level36.4%

Primary only18.0%

Professional / managerial48.9%

Semi/unskilled16.5%

Male unemployment6.3%

Female unemployment0.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied89.1%

Private renting8.2%

Social housing0.9%

Persons per room0.43

Kyle SouthMarginally Above Average+4.2

People

Population296

Age dependency38.5%

Lone-parent families15.4%

Work & education

Third-level34.0%

Primary only13.1%

Professional / managerial45.3%

Semi/unskilled15.0%

Male unemployment4.0%

Female unemployment0.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied93.1%

Private renting4.9%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.42

MoneenalassaMarginally Below Average-2.6

People

Population149

Age dependency32.9%

Lone-parent families6.7%

Work & education

Third-level33.3%

Primary only18.1%

Professional / managerial39.6%

Semi/unskilled18.8%

Male unemployment6.3%

Female unemployment9.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied88.2%

Private renting7.8%

Social housing0.0%

Persons per room0.44

MountrathDisadvantaged-10.9

People

Population2,681

Age dependency35.8%

Lone-parent families25.3%

Work & education

Third-level26.9%

Primary only16.2%

Professional / managerial24.6%

Semi/unskilled23.4%

Male unemployment14.5%

Female unemployment14.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied60.7%

Private renting14.5%

Social housing19.8%

Persons per room0.50

O'MoresforestMarginally Above Average+1.4

People

Population513

Age dependency39.8%

Lone-parent families6.0%

Work & education

Third-level39.0%

Primary only11.5%

Professional / managerial48.0%

Semi/unskilled13.5%

Male unemployment7.0%

Female unemployment2.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied92.8%

Private renting4.2%

Social housing1.2%

Persons per room0.45

RathdowneyMarginally Below Average-10.0

People

Population1,317

Age dependency36.1%

Lone-parent families26.0%

Work & education

Third-level21.4%

Primary only15.3%

Professional / managerial22.5%

Semi/unskilled31.4%

Male unemployment9.2%

Female unemployment13.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied64.2%

Private renting20.2%

Social housing9.3%

Persons per room0.46

RathsaranMarginally Below Average-3.6

People

Population604

Age dependency41.4%

Lone-parent families23.0%

Work & education

Third-level28.8%

Primary only11.4%

Professional / managerial38.1%

Semi/unskilled15.6%

Male unemployment6.9%

Female unemployment4.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied83.7%

Private renting8.8%

Social housing4.7%

Persons per room0.43

TrumraMarginally Above Average+1.9

People

Population284

Age dependency45.1%

Lone-parent families13.5%

Work & education

Third-level30.9%

Primary only14.6%

Professional / managerial52.1%

Semi/unskilled16.9%

Male unemployment2.9%

Female unemployment5.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied89.3%

Private renting3.6%

Social housing2.4%

Persons per room0.49

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 Mountrath

What is the average house price in Mountrath?

The median second-hand sale price in Mountrath over the last 18 months was €230,000, based on 133 Property Price Register sales. New builds had a median of €318,362.

Are house prices in Mountrath rising or falling?

Second-hand prices in Mountrath are up 17.5% over the past year, with a current median of €230,000.

How does Mountrath compare to the rest of Laois?

The Mountrath median (€230,000) is 12% below the Co. Laois median of €260,000.

Other areas in Co. Laois

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Based on 141 full-market Property Price Register sales geolocated to Mountrath (25 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.