All statistics on this page come from the Central Statistics Office and the Residential Tenancies Board (formerly the Private Residential Tenancies Board). This article originally appeared in 2014 and has been updated with recent data.
Average Rent Prices: 2014
Average monthly rent prices for the year 2014, broken down by location and ordered from highest to lowest:
- Rosslare: €564.39
- Gorey: €562.88
- Wexford Town: €544.39
- Ferns: €531.77
- Bunclody: €528.87
- Enniscorthy: €518.47
- New Ross: €509.03
Properties in New Ross had the cheapest average rent in 2014, almost €55 cheaper per month than Rosslare.
Rent Changes
The average monthly rent continued to fall from 2008 onward as Ireland entered recession and unemployment levels rose. Between 2009 and 2011, rents throughout the county fell sharply. New Ross and Enniscorthy remained the cheapest places to rent, while Rosslare and Gorey remained the most expensive. Rent prices in Wexford Town fell by approximately €152 from 2008 to 2014.
From the first quarter of 2013, rents began to level off. Average rent prices in Ferns continued to fall throughout 2013, in contrast to other towns in County Wexford where rents appeared to level off.
Rents in Gorey increased significantly in the first quarter of 2015, making it the most expensive place to rent in the county. Wexford Town and Enniscorthy also rose in the first quarter of 2015.
The downward trend visible in these graphs reversed shortly after 2014, with rents rising substantially over the following decade. By the second quarter of 2024, the average monthly rent in County Wexford had reached €1,434, an increase of approximately 150 to 180 per cent from 2014 levels.
By the fourth quarter of 2025, the average rent for a three-bedroom house in County Wexford had risen by 4.9 per cent year-on-year, reaching €1,532. The Gorey Local Electoral Area was designated a Rent Pressure Zone in 2019, capping annual rent increases in the area.
Two-bedroom Properties
The following statistics are for 2014. The average cost of renting a two-bedroom property was:
- Wexford Town: €497 per month.
- Enniscorthy: €465.86 per month.
- Gorey: €513.68 per month.
- New Ross: €471.84 per month.
- Rosslare: €487.76 per month.
By the third quarter of 2024, the Residential Tenancies Board reported that the standardised average rent for new tenancies in the Wexford Local Electoral Area was €1,271 per month, with Enniscorthy at €1,113 and New Ross at €1,185. Existing-tenancy rents were lower: Wexford €996, Enniscorthy €864, New Ross €879, and Rosslare €875.
Three-bedroom Properties
In 2014, the average monthly cost of renting a three-bedroom property was:
- Wexford Town: €573.73
- Enniscorthy: €548.52
- Bunclody: €553.66
- Gorey: €572.92
- New Ross: €549.23
- Rosslare: €569.91
Two-bedroom vs Three-bedroom
In 2014, three-bedroom properties in County Wexford cost €74 more per month on average than two-bedroom properties, or approximately €17 per week.
The gap has widened significantly. Based on 2024 and 2025 data, a three-bedroom house in County Wexford averaged approximately €1,532 per month, approximately €435 more than the €1,097 average for a two-bedroom property.