The national Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) increased by 6.5% in the 12 months to March 2026, down from the 6.7% recorded in the year to February 2026.
Property prices in Dublin rose by 5.7% and prices outside Dublin were up by 7.2% compared with March 2025.
The median price of a dwelling purchased in the 12 months to March 2026 was €390,461.
The highest median price for a dwelling in the 12 months to March 2026 was €685,000 in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, while the lowest median price was €200,000 in both Donegal and Longford.
In March 2026, 4,123 dwelling purchases by households were filed with the Revenue Commissioners at a total value of €1.80 billion. These purchases were made up of 3,131 existing dwellings and 992 new dwellings.
Revenue data shows there were 1,664 first-time buyer purchases in March 2026.
Residential property prices rose by 6.5% in the 12 months to March 2026, down from 6.7% in the year to February 2026. In Dublin, residential property prices saw an increase of 5.7%, up from 5.6% in the 12 months to February 2026. Property prices outside Dublin were 7.2% higher in March 2026 when compared with a year earlier, a decrease, from 7.6% in the year to February 2026 (See Figure 1 and Table 1).
RPPI is based on Revenue stamp duty returns, which have a 44 day submission deadline. To account for this fact and also for late filings, the RPPI for the latest three months is provisional and subject to revision. See Background Notes for more detail.
In the 12 months to March 2026, house prices nationally rose by 6.1% while apartment prices increased by 9.1%. In Dublin, house prices grew by 5.1%, and apartment prices were up by 7.8%. Outside Dublin, house prices were up by 6.8% while apartment prices rose by 12.0%.
In Dublin, the highest house price growth was in Dublin City at 6.0% while Fingal saw a rise of 3.4%. The regions outside of Dublin that saw the largest growth in house prices were the Midlands (Laois, Longford, Offaly, and Westmeath) at 13.4%, and the Border (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Sligo) at 10.5%. At the other end of the scale, the South-West (Cork and Kerry) saw a 3.6% rise in house prices (See Figure 2).
The national index has now reached the value of 204.5, which is 25.0% above its highest level at the peak of the property boom in April 2007. Dublin residential property prices are 9.9% higher than their February 2007 peak, while residential property prices in the Rest of Ireland are 27.8% higher than their May 2007 peak.
Property prices nationally have increased by 178.8% from their trough in early 2013. Dublin residential property prices have risen by 172.2% from their February 2012 low, while residential property prices in the Rest of Ireland are 194.0% higher than at the trough, which was in May 2013 (See Figure 3).
Households paid a median price of €390,461 for a dwelling on the residential property market in the 12 months to March 2026.
The region with the highest median price in the year to March was Dublin, with a median price of €500,000. Within Dublin, the most expensive region was Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, where the median price was €685,000. The least expensive region within Dublin was Fingal, which had a median price of €475,500.
Outside of Dublin, the most expensive region over the last 12 months was Wicklow, with a median price of €462,022. The second most expensive region was Kildare, which had a median price of €444,999.
The least expensive regions over the last 12 months were both Donegal and Longford, where the median price paid for a dwelling was €200,000 (See Map 1).
In the year to March, the Eircode area with the highest median price for household dwelling purchases was A94 (Blackrock, Dublin), with a median price of €845,000. The five most expensive Eircode areas by median price were in Dublin. The second most expensive Eircode area was A41 (Ballyboughal, Dublin) which had a median price of €823,000 and the third most expensive Eircode areas were D06 (Dublin 6) and D14 (Dublin 14), which both had a median price of €750,000.
The Eircode area with the least expensive median price within Dublin was D10 (Dublin 10) where the median price was €330,000.
Outside of Dublin, the most expensive Eircode area over the last 12 months was A63 (Greystones, Wicklow), with a median price of €580,000. The second most expensive Eircode area was A98 (Bray, Wicklow), which had a median price of €550,000.
The least expensive Eircode area over the last 12 months was F45 (Castlerea, Roscommon), with a median price of €150,500. The second least expensive Eircode area was H23 (Clones, Monaghan) with a median price of €176,500. The third least expensive Eircode area was F93 (Lifford, Donegal), with a median price of €180,000 (See Map 2).
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.
In March 2026, 4,123 dwelling purchases by households at market prices were filed with Revenue. This represents a 14.0% increase compared with the 3,617 purchases in March 2025 and a 22.3% increase compared with the 3,370 purchases in February 2026.
Existing dwellings accounted for 3,131 (75.9%) of the dwelling purchases filed in March, an increase of 9.2% compared with March 2025. The balance of 992 (24.1%) were new dwellings, which was an increase of 32.1% compared with March 2025 (See Figure 4).
The total value of dwelling purchases by households at market prices filed with Revenue was €1.80 billion in March 2026. This represents an 19.1% increase in the total value of purchases compared with March 2025 and a 22.7% increase compared with the €1.47 billion worth of purchases in February 2026.
Existing dwellings accounted for €1.32 billion (73.5%) of the dwelling purchases filed in March, an increase of 15.0% compared with March 2025. The balance of €477.1 million (26.5%) were new dwellings, an increase of 32.3% compared with March 2025 (See Figure 5).
In the year to March, 51,194 dwelling purchases by households at market prices were filed with Revenue. Of these, 20,208 (39.5%) were purchased by first time buyer owner-occupiers, while former owner-occupiers purchased 25,922 (50.6%). The balance of 5,064 (9.9%) were acquired by non-occupiers (See Figure 6).
| Buyer Type | |
| 39.5%First-Time Buyer | 20208 |
| 50.6%Former Owner-Occupier | 25922 |
| 9.9%Non-Occupier | 5064 |
Revenue data shows there were 1,664 first-time buyer purchases filed in March 2026, an increase of 24.6% on the 1,336 recorded as being filed in March 2025. These purchases were made up of 633 new dwellings and 1,031 existing dwellings (See Table 2).
Residential property prices of new dwellings in the first quarter of 2026 were 6.2% higher than in the corresponding quarter of 2025. This compares with an increase of 5.9% in the year to the fourth quarter of 2025, and an increase of 4.1% in the four quarters to Q1 of 2025.
Prices of existing dwellings in the first quarter of 2026 were 6.9% higher than in the corresponding quarter of 2025. This compares with an increase of 7.3% in the year to the fourth quarter of 2025, and an increase of 9.1% in the four quarters to Q1 of 2025 (See Figure 7 and Table 3).
Overall, prices of new dwellings have risen by 145.7% from their trough in the middle of 2013. Prices of existing dwellings are now 183.0% higher than at their trough in 2012 (See Figure 8).
The price indices for new and existing dwellings are produced on a quarterly basis and at the national level only. This is due to the low transaction numbers for new dwellings, which would result in a highly volatile monthly index. Pooling the transactions over a quarter, rather than a month, allows for the calculation of more robust estimates of price change.
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (13 May 2026) published the Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) March 2026.
Commenting on the release, Samantha Walsh, Statistician in the Prices Division, said: “Residential property prices rose by 6.5% in the 12 months to March 2026, down from the 6.7% in the year to February 2026. In Dublin, residential property prices saw an increase of 5.7%, while residential property prices outside Dublin were 7.2% higher in March 2026 when compared with March 2025.
The annual increase in residential property prices nationally of 6.5% for March 2026 represents the lowest annual increase since the 6.2% recorded in February 2024.
Residential Property Price Index
In the 12 months to March 2026, house prices in Dublin rose by 5.1% while apartment prices increased by 7.8%. The highest house price growth in Dublin was in Dublin City at 6.0% while Fingal saw a rise of 3.4%.
Outside of Dublin, house prices were up by 6.8% and apartment prices rose by 12.0%. The region outside of Dublin that saw the largest growth in house prices was the Midlands (Laois, Longford, Offaly, and Westmeath) at 13.4%, while at the other end of the scale, the South-West (Cork and Kerry) saw a rise of 3.6%.
Median Property Prices
Households paid a median or mid-point price of €390,461 for a residential property in the 12 months to March 2026. The highest median price paid for a dwelling was €685,000 in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, while the lowest was €200,000 in both Donegal and Longford.
The most expensive Eircode area over the 12 months to March 2026 was A94 (Blackrock, Dublin) with a median price of €845,000, while F45 (Castlerea, Roscommon) had the least expensive median price of €150,500.
A table of median prices by Eircode area is available, as is our Interactive App where you can explore the median property price by Eircode area.
Volume and Value of Purchases
In March 2026, 4,123 dwelling purchases by households at market prices were filed with the Revenue Commissioners, an increase of 14.0% when compared with the 3,617 purchases in March 2025. The total value of transactions filed in March 2026 was €1.80 billion. This was made up of 3,131 existing dwellings with a value of €1.32 billion, and 992 new dwellings with a value of €477.1 million.”