House Prices · Ireland · Property Price Register · 2026 YTD (snapshot 2026-10-29)
House prices in Ireland — €360,000 median by county
Dublin median house price is €495,000. Donegal's median is €198,000 — a gap of €297,000 within the same country. These figures come from the Property Price Register — residential sales filed with Revenue that are flagged as full market price and priced including VAT. New homes are recorded without VAT and are left out, so these medians describe almost entirely second-hand homes. Not asking prices. Not estimates. The data is below.
National Median
€360,000
33,567 full-market sales · PPR · 2026 YTD (snapshot 2026-10-29)
Most Expensive
€495,000
Dublin
Most Affordable
€198,000
Donegal
Counties Tracked
26
All 26 counties
Property Price Register · 2026 YTD (snapshot 2026-10-29). Figures are median prices of full-market-price sales filed with Revenue (new homes recorded without VAT are excluded), not asking prices. % Owner-Occupied from Census 2022.
House prices by county — all 26 counties ranked
| County | Median Price | Transactions | % Owner-Occupied |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Dublin | €495,000 | 11,031 | 58.5% |
| 2. Wicklow | €467,000 | 1,049 | 71.2% |
| 3. Kildare | €433,000 | 1,499 | 71.3% |
| 4. Meath | €390,000 | 1,225 | 75.2% |
| 5. Galway | €367,500 | 1,568 | 66.1% |
| 6. Cork | €349,500 | 3,575 | 66.2% |
| 7. Louth | €300,000 | 842 | 66.6% |
| 8. Westmeath | €300,000 | 674 | 67.6% |
| 9. Kilkenny | €297,500 | 578 | 71.6% |
| 10. Limerick | €295,000 | 1,268 | 64.6% |
| 11. Carlow | €295,000 | 323 | 64.8% |
| 12. Clare | €290,000 | 775 | 71.9% |
| 13. Kerry | €290,000 | 839 | 69.9% |
| 14. Wexford | €290,000 | 1,227 | 69.8% |
| 15. Laois | €280,000 | 526 | 71.1% |
| 16. Offaly | €270,000 | 472 | 71.6% |
| 17. Waterford | €270,000 | 874 | 64.6% |
| 18. Tipperary | €250,000 | 975 | 69.3% |
| 19. Cavan | €245,000 | 505 | 69.2% |
| 20. Sligo | €245,000 | 485 | 67.0% |
| 21. Mayo | €230,000 | 894 | 72.8% |
| 22. Monaghan | €222,500 | 286 | 70.6% |
| 23. Roscommon | €220,000 | 487 | 74.1% |
| 24. Leitrim | €220,000 | 325 | 70.8% |
| 25. Longford | €200,000 | 300 | 60.8% |
| 26. Donegal | €198,000 | 965 | 70.0% |
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The most affordable counties by median purchase price from the Property Price Register.
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What the Property Price Register reveals
- PPR vs asking prices: The Property Price Register records the agreed sale price of residential transactions in Ireland, filed with Revenue; this page counts those flagged as full market price and priced including VAT. Asking prices on listing sites are what sellers want to receive, and the final price can be higher or lower. PPR data is what buyers actually paid.
- Median vs mean: IrelandInsights uses the median purchase price — the midpoint of all transactions — rather than the mean. Median is a more robust measure of the typical buyer's experience. A small number of very expensive sales in Dublin can pull the mean significantly above what a typical buyer pays.
- Census ownership rates: Owner-occupancy is a tenure measure, not a price measure: Dublin recorded 58.5% and Meath 75.2% in Census 2022.
- Transaction volume: High transaction counts indicate a liquid market. Low counts (common in rural counties) mean the median can be influenced by a small number of sales — treat low-volume county figures as directional rather than precise.
Buying vs renting by county — the calculation
The rent-vs-buy decision depends on the local price-to-rent ratio. In Dublin, the €495,000 median price means a correspondingly larger deposit and mortgage than in Donegal, where the €198,000 median keeps the cost of buying closer to — and in many cases below — local rents.
The IrelandInsights map shows house prices from the Property Price Register alongside Census 2022 ownership patterns — compare any area directly.
Dublin has the highest county median in the Property Price Register data. The map above shows the gap between counties. The data updates with each new PPR release.
Map property prices by area
Property Price Register transactions mapped at electoral division level for all 26 counties. Compare any area's sale prices against its Census 2022 ownership and rental tenure data.
Data: Property Price Register / Revenue Commissioners · 2026 YTD (snapshot 2026-10-29) · Census 2022 Housing Tenure
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Frequently asked questions
What are house prices in Ireland by county?
House prices in Ireland vary significantly by county according to the Property Price Register. Dublin is the most expensive county with a median price of €495,000, while Donegal is the most affordable at €198,000. The national median across all filtered transactions is approximately €360,000. These figures reflect actual transaction prices filed with Revenue — not asking prices.
What is the cheapest place to buy a house in Ireland?
Donegal is currently the cheapest county to buy a house in Ireland, with a median transaction price of €198,000. The five cheapest counties on the current register are Donegal (€198,000), Longford (€200,000), Roscommon (€220,000), Leitrim (€220,000), Monaghan (€222,500). Census 2022 owner-occupancy in those counties: Donegal 70.0%, Longford 60.8%, Roscommon 74.1%, Leitrim 70.8%, Monaghan 70.6%.
How do house prices in Dublin compare to the rest of Ireland?
The median transaction price in Dublin is approximately €495,000 — compared to a national median of approximately €360,000, and €198,000 in Donegal, the most affordable county. Census 2022 shows that Dublin's home ownership rate is 58.5%, the lowest of any county.
What is the difference between asking prices and PPR house prices in Ireland?
The Property Price Register records the agreed sale price of residential transactions filed with Revenue. IrelandInsights county medians count sales flagged as full market price and priced including VAT, which leaves out new homes (recorded without VAT), so they describe almost entirely second-hand homes. Asking prices on platforms like Daft.ie or MyHome.ie are what sellers want to receive, and the price a home sells for can be above or below it.