Irish house prices rising at slowest rate since January 2024 – CSO

Irish home prices are rising at their slowest rate since January 2024, the Central Statistics Office said Wednesday.

Residential property prices rose by 5.6% in June compared with the same month last year, down from the 6.1% recorded in the year to May 2026.

The annual increase in residential property prices nationally of 5.6% for June 2026 represents the lowest annual rise since January 2024, when the annual increase was 5.4%.

The CSO figures shows that property prices in Dublin rose by 4.6% and prices outside Dublin were up by 6.4% compared with June 2025.

The median price of a dwelling purchased in the 12 months to June was EUR396,000.

The highest median price for a property was EUR682,334 in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, while the lowest median price was EUR198,000 in Longford.

In June 2026, 4,058 dwelling purchases by households were filed with the Revenue Commissioners at a total value of EUR1.82 billion.

These purchases were made up of 2,973 existing dwellings and 1,085 new dwellings.

Revenue data shows there were 1,705 first-time buyer purchases filed in June 2026.

Outside of Dublin, house prices were up by 6% and apartment prices rose by 10.2%.

The region outside of Dublin that saw the largest growth in house prices were border counties including Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Sligo at 10.5%, while Cork and Kerry saw a rise of 3.7%.

In the year to June, the Eircode area with the highest median price for household dwelling purchases was Blackrock in south Dublin, with a median price of EUR851,750.

The five most expensive Eircode areas by median price were in Dublin.

The second most expensive Eircode area was Ballyboughal outside Dublin, which had a median price of EUR836,500 and the third most expensive Eircode area was Dublin 6, which had a median price of EUR765,000.

The Eircode area with the least expensive median price within Dublin was D17, which had a median price of EUR337,000.

Outside of Dublin, the most expensive Eircode area was Greystones, Co Wicklow, with a median price of EUR580,000 while the second most expensive Eircode area was Bray, which had a median price of EUR560,000.

The least expensive Eircode area was Castlerea in Co Roscommon, with a median price of EUR157,000.

The second least expensive Eircode area was Clones in Monaghan, with a median price of EUR176,000 and the third least expensive Eircode area was Lifford in Co Donegal, with a median price of EUR177,500.

By Cate McCurry, Press Association

Press Association: News

source: PA

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