Number of vacant properties in County Wexford revealed

Using very low levels of electricity consumption, the Central Statistics Office found that there were 70,149 vacant dwellings across Ireland at the end of 2024…

These figures reduced from 2023, where they found that there were 72,254 by the end of that year, making the national vacancy rate 3.3%.

The highest vacancy rates were in Leitrim (7.8%), Donegal (6.3%) and Mayo with a 6% vacancy rate.

In Wexford, as per data derived from the Central Statistics Office, the number of vacant properties stands at 2,556.

Those figures account for a 3.4% vacancy rate. It shows that Wexford’s vacancy rate is in line with the national average (3.3%).

To compile this data, the CSO based the research on very low levels of electricity consumption in individual dwellings.

Steven Conroy, statistician at the CSO, said: “Today’s release identifies dwellings which were classified as vacant based on low levels of electricity consumption of around 2kWh per day, or 180kWh per quarter, over a period of at least four consecutive quarters.

“For context, 2kWh consumption is enough to power a medium-sized fridge for a day. This methodology provides insight into where vacant dwellings are and how vacancy rates have changed over time.

“The CSO has previously published Residential Vacancy Based on Metered Electricity Consumption 2023, Metered Electricity Consumption and Vacant Dwelling Indicators based on Metered Electricity Consumption 2021, using data provided by ESB Networks.”

The Wexford County Council also has a vacant sites register. More information can be found here.