Over 500 new residential addresses recorded in Mayo last year
A TOTAL of 524 new residential address points were recorded in Mayo in 2025, according to the latest GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report.
The report, prepared by EY, found that 35,056 new residential address points were added to the GeoDirectory database nationally in 2025.
A further 572 residential buildings were classified as under construction in Mayo in December 2025.
Nationally, 27,931 new buildings were under construction in the state in December - 25.5% higher than the same point in 2024.
On vacancy rates and derelict buildings, the residential vacancy rate in Mayo in December was 10.3% - higher than the national average of 3.7%.
The national residential vacancy rate remained at a record low of 3.7% in Q4 2025, decreasing by 0.1% from the same period in 2024. In total, 79,703 residential units in the State were classified as vacant by GeoDirectory at the end of last year.
Residential vacancies were highest in the west and north-west of the country. At 11.7%, Leitrim recorded the highest rate, followed by Mayo (10.3%), Roscommon (10.1%), Donegal (9.0%) and Sligo (8.5%).
A total of 19,438 derelict units were recorded in the State by GeoDirectory in Q4 2025, a 3.3% decrease compared to the previous year. Some 14.1% of these derelict buildings were recorded in Mayo.
A total of 1,017 residential property transactions were recorded in Mayo in the 12 months to November 2025, according to CSO data, and 6.3% of these transactions involved new dwellings.
The average house price rose in all counties in the State between November 2024 and November 2025, with the national average house increasing by 6.6% to €427,937.
In Mayo, the average residential property price was €245,034.
The lowest average house prices were recorded in Longford (€206,583), Donegal (€215,554) and Leitrim (€218,507), although the average residential property transaction in Leitrim increased by €28,562 (15%) during the period in question.
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.”