Nearly 700 new residential addresses added in Westmeath last year

A new report has found that 674 new residential address points in Westmeath were added during the course of last year.

In addition, 784 residential buildings were classified as being under construction in Westmeath, as of December 2025.

The findings were contained in the latest GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report which was published on Thursday.

Other findings included that the residential vacancy rate in Westmeath was 4.6% in December 2025, which was higher than the national average of 3.7%, and the average residential property price in the county was €318,333 over the twelve months to November 2025.

In Roscommon, 306 new residential address points were added last year, and 348 residential buildings were deemed as being under construction at the end of 2025. Roscommon had a particularly high residential vacancy rate of 10.1, well above the 3.7% national average.

The report, prepared by EY, found that a total of 35,056 new residential address points were added to the GeoDirectory database nationally in 2025.

Dublin accounted for the largest proportion of new residential address points with 11,966 new additions, followed by Cork (3,761), Kildare (3,107) Louth (1,892) and Meath (1,761).

A total of 900 residential property transactions were recorded in Westmeath, and 556 in Roscommon, in the 12 months to November 2025, according to CSO data. Some 14% of these transactions involved new dwellings.

Commenting on the findings of the latest GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report, Dara Keogh, CEO of GeoDirectory said: "2025 saw an acceleration in residential construction activity nationally, which was over 25% higher than what was recorded in 2024.

"Delivering this new supply pipeline to the market in 2026 should be a priority for the sector, as low vacancy rates combined with increased demand continues to drive the average property price upwards."