Affordability in Waterford
What a budget reaches across the Eircode areas of Waterford: 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.
Average rent in Waterford
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.
Eircode areas of Waterford · 9
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.
Median home €316,000. Illustratively about €1,270/month and about €71,100 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 →Median home €316,000. Illustratively about €1,270/month and about €71,100 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 →Median home €310,000. Illustratively about €1,250/month and about €69,800 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 →Median home €310,000. Illustratively about €1,250/month and about €69,800 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 →Median home €275,000. Illustratively about €1,110/month and about €61,900 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 →Median home €310,000. Illustratively about €1,250/month and about €69,800 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 →Median home €275,000. Illustratively about €1,110/month and about €61,900 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 →Median home €310,000. Illustratively about €1,250/month and about €69,800 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 →Median home €310,000. Illustratively about €1,250/month and about €69,800 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.
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