Housing prices in Lisburn and Castlereagh

In Lisburn and Castlereagh:

We regularly revise our house prices estimates. UK-level rent estimates for the latest two months, and all house price data, are provisional and subject to revision.

Figures in this article are not seasonally adjusted.

Northern Ireland rents data are entirely for advertised new lets. This is a different method to other UK nations. See the More data on the housing market section for further details on comparability.

Average house price in Lisburn and Castlereagh was £221,000 in January 2025 to March 2025

The provisional average house price in Lisburn and Castlereagh in January 2025 to March 2025 was £221,000. This was higher than the average of £201,000 in January 2024 to March 2024 (revised), a 9.9% rise.

Across Northern Ireland, the average house price in January 2025 to March 2025 was £185,000, which was more than a year earlier (£169,000).

This meant that, in January 2025 to March 2025, Lisburn and Castlereagh had the highest average house price in Northern Ireland.

Across the UK, a home sold for an average of £273,000 in March 2025, which was up from the March 2024 average of £255,000.

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Average private rents rose in South East Northern Ireland

The local authority of Lisburn and Castlereagh overlaps with the broad rental market areas of South East Northern Ireland, Belfast, Lough Neagh Lower and Lough Neagh Upper.

The average private rent for each of those areas in March 2025 was

• South East Northern Ireland: £924
• Belfast: £1,085
• Lough Neagh Lower: £742
• Lough Neagh Upper: £770

The rental area that is the best match for your selected local authority is South East Northern Ireland. See the More data on the housing market section for details of how we matched local authority and rental areas.

Private rents in South East Northern Ireland averaged at £924 a month in March 2025. This was an increase from £859 in March 2024, a 7.6% rise.

Across Northern Ireland, the average monthly rent was £848, up from £787 a year earlier.

Across the UK, the average rent price in March 2025 was £1,332, which was up from £1,236 in March 2024.

By how many bedrooms there are in a property, average rents as of March 2025 in South East Northern Ireland rental area were:

• One bedroom: £640
• Two bedrooms: £821
• Three bedrooms: £941
• Four or more bedrooms: £1,317

Taking the data instead by property type, average rents were:

• Flats and maisonettes: £811
• Terraced properties: £850
• Semi-detached properties: £966
• Detached properties: £1,158

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More data about Lisburn and Castlereagh

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More data on the housing market

This article is regularly updated with the most recent rents and house prices information. The full time series for rental prices can be found in our associated data releases. The full time series for house prices can be found in the UK House Price Index reports on gov.uk.

You can also read our most recent Private rent and house prices bulletin.

The methods used to produce the rental prices can be found in the Price Index of Private Rents Quality and Methodology Information. The methods used to produce the house prices can be found in the House Price Index Quality and Methodology Information.

Northern Ireland rents data are provided for broad rental market areas, which cover a set of postcodes. Some local government districts in Northern Ireland overlap with several of these rental areas.

To get a best match of local authority to rental area, we looked at the proportion of postcodes per local authority that fell within each rental area. We exclude marginal matches, for clarity (where fewer than 1% of postcodes overlap).

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