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Additional Indicators

Additional Indicators

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Volume up 14.1% compared with August 2021

In August, 4,295 dwelling purchases by households at market prices were filed with Revenue. This represents a 14.1% increase compared with the 3,764 purchases in August 2021 and a 3.3% decrease compared with the 4,443 purchases in July 2022. The total value of transactions filed in August was €1.6 billion.

Existing dwellings accounted for 3,492 (81.3%) of the dwelling purchases filed in August, an increase of 10.5% compared with August 2021. The balance of 803 (18.7%) were new dwellings, an increase of 32.7% compared with August 2021. See Figure 3.1.

Figure 3.1: Volume of household market dwelling purchases by dwelling status, January 2010 to August 2022
Table 3.1 Household market transactions filed with Revenue

Buyer Type

In the year to August, 49,395 dwelling purchases by households at market prices were filed with Revenue. Of these, 16,123 (32.6%) were purchased by first time buyer owner-occupiers, while former owner-occupiers purchased 26,509 (53.7%). The balance of 6,763 (13.7%) were acquired by non-occupiers. See Figure 3.2.

Revenue data shows that there were 1,411 first-time buyer purchases in August 2022, an increase of 17.1% on the 1,205 recorded in August 2021. These purchases were made up of 434 new dwellings and 977 existing dwellings.

Buyer Type
32.6%
First-Time Buyer
16123
53.7%
Former Owner-Occupier
26509
13.7%
Non-Occupier
6763

Median Price by Administrative Region

Households paid a median price of €295,100 for a dwelling on the residential property market in the 12 months to August 2022.

The Dublin region had the highest median price (€420,000) in the year to August. Within the Dublin region, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown had the highest median price (€615,000), while South Dublin had the lowest (€380,000).

The highest median prices outside of Dublin were in Wicklow (€415,000) and Kildare (€357,500), while the lowest price was €149,500 in Longford. See Figure 3.3.

Median Prices by Eircode Area

In the year to August, the Eircode area with the highest median price for household dwelling purchases was A94 'Blackrock' (€725,000). The five most expensive Eircode areas by median price were in Dublin. The second most expensive Eircode area was D06 'Dublin 6', where the median price was €670,000. The third and fourth most expensive areas were A41 'Ballyboughal' and D04 'Dublin 4', with a median price of €650,000.

The Eircode area with the least expensive median price within Dublin was D10 ‘Dublin 10’, where the median price was €272,000.

Outside of Dublin the most expensive Eircode area over the last twelve months was A63 'Greystones', with a median price of €510,000. The second most expensive Eircode area was A98 'Bray', where the median price was €465,000. The third most expensive was A86 'Dunboyne', which had a median price of €410,000.

The least expensive Eircode area over the last 12 months was F35 'Ballyhaunis' with a median price of €120,000. The second least expensive area was F45 'Castlerea', where the median price was €124,000. The third least expensive Eircode area was H14 'Belturbet', which had a median price of €130,000. See Figure 3.4.

The House Prices by Eircode interactive tool can be accessed here House Prices by Eircode 

Note

Neither median nor mean prices are appropriate for measuring the evolution of property prices as the mix of dwellings sold in different periods can change over time. The Residential Property Price Index is the definitive measure of property price trends.

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