Cost rental in Meath, Kildare and Wicklow
Cost rental in the commuter counties: where schemes have opened in Navan, Newbridge, Leixlip, Maynooth, Bray and more, what they cost, and the €59,000 income limit.
If Dublin rents are out of reach, the counties around it have had a steady run of cost rental schemes. Since 2023, Cost Rental Watch has tracked 19 developments across Meath, Kildare and Wicklow. The income limit in all three is €59,000 a year after tax, lower than Dublin's €66,000.
Open right now
Bennetstown, Dunboyne, Co. Meath. Closes Thursday 22 October 2026 at 2pm. 2 bed €1,495, which needs a household income after tax of about €51,258 a year.
Meath
Seven developments, with starting rents from €1,150 to €1,495. Navan has had the most: Woodstream, Baker Hall and Robinrath Green. Others have opened in Trim (Effernock), Dunshaughlin (The Willows), Ratoath (The Furrows) and Dunboyne (Bennetstown). Cost rental in Meath.
Kildare
Eight developments, with starting rents from €970 to €1,671. Newbridge has had three (The Paddocks, Belin Woods and Páirc na Manach), Leixlip two (Barnhall Meadows and Harpur Lane), and there have been schemes in Maynooth (The Grange), Athy (Stradowe Meadows) and Kildare Town (Walker's Gate). Cost rental in Kildare.
Wicklow
Four developments, with starting rents from €1,087 to €1,495: Fontenoy Place and Albert Avenue in Bray, Ballycomyn in Blessington, and Archers Wood in Delgany. Cost rental in Wicklow.
Who qualifies
- Household income after tax under €59,000 a year.
- Rent no more than 35% of that income. A €1,150 home needs about €39,429 a year; a €1,495 home about €51,258.
- Not getting HAP or Rent Supplement, and not owning a home.
Check your income against every open scheme.
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Many of these developments have come back in phases. Get a free email when a scheme opens in Meath, Kildare or Wicklow.
