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Kells vs Ashbourne

Kells was the cheaper of the two over the last 12 months — a median of €312,775 against €438,304 in Ashbourne (40% less). On the Addris Score for a home buyer, Ashbourne leads 72 to 69. Everything below comes from the public registers — data to 2026-09-13.

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MeasureKellsA82 · County MeathAshbourneA84 · County Meath
Addris Score (home buyer) 69 · Good 72 · Goodhigher
Connectivity 55 57higher
Convenience 16 91higher
Family and schools 78 86higher
Risk and resilience 100higher 44
Market strength 74 74
Future and planning 100 100
Median sold price, 12 months €312,775cheaper €438,304
Change on the previous 12 months +4.3% +6.9%higher
Sales, 12 months 475 284
Median, 5 years €260,000cheaper €380,000
Planning applications, 12 months 462 44
Planning granted, 12 months 90% 89%
Public transport stops 68higher 16
Departures a week 21,167 29,872higher
Schools 44higher 8
Childcare 46higher 12
GPs 48higher 19
Supermarkets 11higher 8
EV charging points 12higher 7

Kells

  • Low environmental and planning risk
  • Good signs of regeneration and future investment
  • Fewer local services within easy reach

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Ashbourne

  • Good signs of regeneration and future investment
  • Strong local services and daily amenities nearby
  • Some caution needed around environmental or planning risk

Watch for: Major nearby development risk

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Questions people ask

Is Kells or Ashbourne cheaper to buy in?

Kells was cheaper over the last 12 months: a median of €312,775 against €438,304 in Ashbourne, 40% less, across 475 and 284 recorded sales.

Which has the better Addris Score, Kells or Ashbourne?

Ashbourne scores higher for a home buyer: 72 against 69 out of 100. The score weighs price momentum, transport, schools and services, planning activity and flood risk.

Which is better connected?

Ashbourne has more scheduled public transport: 29,872 departures a week from 16 stops.

Where does this data come from?

Sold prices are the Property Price Register (PSRA); planning applications come from the National Planning Application Database (Tailte Éireann) and council feeds; transport from the National Transport Authority; amenities from public registers. Figures are for the areas the A82 and A84 Eircode routing keys cover, updated weekly — data to 2026-09-13.

Areas are the Eircode routing keys A82 and A84, boxed the way the map opens them. Medians exclude non-market transfers, multi-unit sales and implausible prices. Compare any two places in Ireland in the app: addris.ie/compare.