CSO: Increase in house prices across country in year to May 2025
Overall, the RPPI increased by 7.9% in the 12 months to May 2025, up from 7.6% in the year to April 2025.
Property prices in Dublin rose by 6.9% and prices outside Dublin were up by 8.7% compared with May 2024.
The median price of a dwelling purchased in the 12 months to May 2025 was €370,000. The highest median price for a dwelling in the 12 months to May 2025 was €670,000 in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, while the lowest median price was €186,000 in Co. Leitrim.
In May 2025, 3,824 dwelling purchases by households were filed with the Revenue Commissioners at a total value of €1.6 billion. These purchases were made up of 2,913 existing dwellings and 911 new dwellings.
Revenue data shows there were 1,388 first-time buyer purchases in May 2025.
Commenting on the release, statistician with CSO Ireland, Niall Corkery said: 'Residential property prices rose by 7.9% in the 12 months to May 2025, up from 7.6% in the year to April 2025.
'In Dublin, residential property prices saw an increase of 6.9%, while property prices outside Dublin were 8.7% higher in May 2025 when compared with a year earlier.'
'In the 12 months to May 2025, house prices in Dublin rose by 6.8% while apartment prices increased by 7.2%,' Corkey added.
According to the CSO, the highest house price growth in Dublin was in Fingal at 9.3% while Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown saw a rise of 5.1%.
Outside Dublin, house prices were up by 8.9% and apartment prices rose by 6.7%.
The region outside of Dublin that saw the largest growth in house prices was the border (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Sligo) at 11.1%, while at the other end of the scale, the south-east (Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, and Wexford) saw a 7.7% rise.
Median house prices
Households paid a median or mid-point price of €370,000 for a residential property in the 12 months to May 2025.
The most expensive Eircode area over the 12 months to May 2025 was A94 'Blackrock' with a median price of €770,000, while F45 'Castlerea', Co. Roscommon had the least expensive price of €150,000.
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