2,403 New Homes Added To GeoDirectory Database In Kildare In The year To June.

Thursday, 29 July 2021 12:24

1,827 residential buildings were under construction in the county by the end of that month.

2,403 new residential addresses in Kildare were added to GeoDirectory’s nationwide database in the twelve months to June

That is 9.7% of the national total, according to the latest GeoView Residential Buildings Report published by GeoDirectory and EY Economic Advisory

25,511 new residential addresses were added to our database in June 2021, representing an increase of 53.5% year on year.

We're delighted to release the Irish Residential Buildings Report Q2 2021 in conjunction with @EY_Ireland. Find it here➡️https://t.co/MnppKJYHwz pic.twitter.com/xqYSbj7XXm
— GeoDirectory (@GeoDirectory_ie) July 28, 2021

1,827 residential buildings were under construction in Kildare June.

The Greater Dublin Area of Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Wicklow accounted for 35.6% of the total number of buildings under construction in the country.

The vacancy rate in Kildare in June 2021 was 2.0%, lower than the national average of 4.5%.

There were 92,135 vacant residential properties in the state in that month

Nationally, the number of residential property transactions fell in the twelve months to May, down 6.5% on the corresponding figure in 2020.

The average residential property price in Ireland was €306,641, with the highest average price found in Dublin and the lowest in Longford.

Find the full GeoView report here: https://t.co/dSjYnUBOhj #Ireland #property #housingmarket pic.twitter.com/4D0fsm3Oqt
— GeoDirectory (@GeoDirectory_ie) July 29, 2021

Kildare (40.8%) and Meath (39.8%) had the largest proportion of new dwelling transactions.

In Kildare, the average property price was €333,607.

The average residential property price in Ireland across this time period was €306,641

CEO of GeoDirectory Dara Keogh, joined Ciara Noble on Thursday's edition of Kildare Today

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