Wicklow Rents Steadily Rise Between April & June Mirroring National Picture With Zero Market Relief

Rents have risen again, up 1.6 per cent in the second quarter of the year, marking the 18th increase in a row

In Wicklow, market rents were on average 4.2% higher in the second quarter of 2025 than a year previously.

The average listed rent is now €2129, up 49% from the level prevailing when the pandemic occurred.

Nationally, market rents rose by an average of 1.6% in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest Rental Report by Daft.ie, the eighteenth consecutive quarter of rising rents.

The average open-market rent nationwide between April and June was €2,055 per month, up from a low of just €765 in 2011 and 51% higher than before the outbreak of covid19.

There were almost 2,300 homes available to rent nationwide on August 1st.

This is down 14% year-on-year and close to half the 2015-2019 average for availability of homes to rent. 

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The report underlines the continual steady high rise in rents across County Wicklow according to the author of the report from daft.ie Ronan Lyons:

''What we're seeing in Wicklow is a further increase in rents, albeit a slower one than in recent times. There was a one per cent increase in the second quarter and it means that compared to a year ago, rents in Wicklow are on average just over four per cent higher. That's down a little bit from the eight per cent inflation seen last year but it means rents have been rising steadily year-on-year for well over a decade.''

He added:

''Compared to the outbreak of covid just over five years ago, rents in Wicklow are almost half-higher, almost forty-nine per cent higher than they were in early 2020.''