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Affordability / Carlow

Affordability in Carlow

What a budget reaches across the Eircode areas of Carlow: the median sale price for each area, a general illustration of what it takes to buy, and the county average rent for 2025 Q4. Plain facts, grouped by area — nothing here rates or ranks a place.

Renting

Average rent in Carlow

Average rents from tenancies registered with the Residential Tenancies Board, 2025 Q4. Rent is published by town or county, not per Eircode area — the label shows which applies here.

County average · Carlow · 2025 Q4
1-bed
€9701-bed avg /mo
2-bed
€1,1222-bed avg /mo
3-bed
€1,3063-bed avg /mo
10.3% vs 2024 Q4
Buying

Eircode areas of Carlow · 5

Each Eircode area with a median sale price from the Property Price Register, A–Z. The “what it takes” line is a general illustration for the median home, never a personalised calculation.

R21Bagenalstown49 registered sales · 12 mo€265,000median

Median home €265,000. Illustratively about €1,070/month and about €59,600 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).

Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.

Central Bank mortgage rules
R93Carlow Town542 registered sales · 12 mo€291,000median

Median home €291,000. Illustratively about €1,170/month and about €65,500 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).

Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.

Central Bank mortgage rules
R93Pollerton542 registered sales · 12 mo€291,000median

Median home €291,000. Illustratively about €1,170/month and about €65,500 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).

Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.

Central Bank mortgage rules
R93Rathvilly542 registered sales · 12 mo€291,000median

Median home €291,000. Illustratively about €1,170/month and about €65,500 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).

Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.

Central Bank mortgage rules
R93Tullow542 registered sales · 12 mo€291,000median

Median home €291,000. Illustratively about €1,170/month and about €65,500 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).

Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.

Central Bank mortgage rules