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Ratoath vs Ashbourne

Ratoath was the cheaper of the two over the last 12 months — a median of €427,312 against €438,304 in Ashbourne (3% less). On the Addris Score for a home buyer, Ashbourne leads 72 to 67. Everything below comes from the public registers — data to 2026-09-13.

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MeasureRatoathA85 · County MeathAshbourneA84 · County Meath
Addris Score (home buyer) 67 · Good 72 · Goodhigher
Connectivity 72higher 57
Convenience 0 91higher
Family and schools 68 86higher
Risk and resilience 100higher 44
Market strength 71 74higher
Future and planning 100 100
Median sold price, 12 months €427,312cheaper €438,304
Change on the previous 12 months +2.1% +6.9%higher
Sales, 12 months 329 284
Median, 5 years €405,286 €380,000cheaper
Planning applications, 12 months 149 44
Planning granted, 12 months 91% 89%
Public transport stops 48higher 16
Departures a week 42,404higher 29,872
Schools 11higher 8
Childcare 24higher 12
GPs 17 19higher
Supermarkets 4 8higher
EV charging points 8higher 7

Ratoath

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

Watch for: Very limited childcare access

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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 Ratoath or Ashbourne cheaper to buy in?

Ratoath was cheaper over the last 12 months: a median of €427,312 against €438,304 in Ashbourne, 3% less, across 329 and 284 recorded sales.

Which has the better Addris Score, Ratoath or Ashbourne?

Ashbourne scores higher for a home buyer: 72 against 67 out of 100. The score weighs price momentum, transport, schools and services, planning activity and flood risk.

Which is better connected?

Ratoath has more scheduled public transport: 42,404 departures a week from 48 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 A85 and A84 Eircode routing keys cover, updated weekly — data to 2026-09-13.

Areas are the Eircode routing keys A85 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.