House prices in Ireland rose at an annualised rate of 7.4% in August, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Despite the rise, the latest Residential Property Price Index shows that there was no change in the level of price increases from the previous month.
In Dublin, residential property prices saw an increase of 5.3%, while property prices outside Dublin were 9.2% higher in August 2025 when compared with a year earlier.
In the 12 months to August 2025, house prices in Dublin rose by 5.2% while apartment prices increased by 5.6%. The highest house price growth in Dublin was in Dublin City at 7.2% while Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown saw a rise of 3.3%.
Outside Dublin, house prices were up by 9.1% and apartment prices rose by 9.6%. The region outside of Dublin that saw the largest growth in house prices was the Midlands (Laois, Longford, Offaly, and Westmeath) at 12.0%, while at the other end of the scale, the South-East (Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, and Wexford) saw a rise of 6.8%.
Households paid a median or mid-point price of €375,000 for a residential property in the 12 months to August 2025. The highest median price paid for a dwelling was €675,000 in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, while the lowest was €190,000 in Donegal. The most expensive Eircode area over the 12 months to August 2025 was A94 (Blackrock, Dublin) with a median price of €797,500, while F45 (Castlerea, Roscommon) had the least expensive price of €148,000.
In August 2025, 4,174 dwelling purchases by households at market prices were filed with the Revenue Commissioners, an increase of 4.6% when compared with the 3,990 purchases in August 2024.
The total value of transactions filed in August 2025 was €1.8 billion. This was made up of 3,201 existing dwellings with a value of €1.4 billion, and 973 new dwellings with a value of €459.8 million.
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