The price of the average second-hand three-bed semi in County Galway rose to €310,000 in 2025, up 14.8% from €270,000 at the end of 2024, according to a national survey by Real Estate Alliance.
In Galway city, average prices rose over the past twelve months to €395,000, up 6.8% from €370,000 in 2024, the Q4 REA Average House Price Index shows.
Across the county, the average time taken to sell this quarter was four weeks.
“There was an increase in supply in the quarter and prices have remained steady in that period,” said Kevin Burke of REA McGreal Burke.
“The market remains very busy overall and strong across the county, with lots of active buyers.”
“There is currently a limited supply at first time buyer level, and strong demand has driven price increases over the past 12 months, as Galway city commuters seeks value.”
The survey shows that this quarter, 60% of purchasers in the city and 70% across the county were first-time buyers, while a total of 20% of sales in the county, and 10% in Galway city, were attributed to landlords leaving the market.
Additionally, agents in Galway reported that the BER ratings of properties saw A-rated properties command 15% price increases in the city and 10% across the county in comparison to comparable C-rated properties.
The REA Average House Price Index concentrates on the sale price of Ireland’s typical stock home, the three-bed semi, giving an accurate picture of the second-hand property market in towns and cities countrywide.
A recent rise in landlords exiting the housing market is set to sharply increase in the first months of 2026, according to agents.
The impending nationwide rent pressure zone at the end of February has seen a 38% annual increase in landlord sales in many areas now included in the legislation according to the REA.
The actual selling price of a three-bed, semi-detached house across the country rose by 1.6% in the past three months to €359,417.
This represents an 8.7% overall rise annually – a gradual slowing from the 10.3pc increase registered six months ago.
Actual selling prices in Dublin city rose by 1.5% in the last three months, with the average three-bed semi in the capital’s postcode areas now selling at €586,000, an 8.1pc annual rise.
Selling prices in Ireland’s major cities outside Dublin rose by 1.3% to an average of €373,750 – a 7.4% annual increase.
Homes in the country’s large towns showed the biggest increases nationwide, 1.75% this quarter and 9.9% on last December to an average of €275,611 – with homes taking one week longer to reach a sale agreed, at five weeks.
Prices in commuter counties rose by 1.6% to €373,513, and while supply continues to cause issues, there is an anticipation of further landlord sales across the area in the new year.
