Property Price Register Ireland and How the National Median Has Moved Since 2010
In 2010 the national median residential sale price in Ireland was 215,000 euro. By 2025 the same figure had reached 345,000 euro, drawn from 45,394 counted sales. The partial year 2026 currently reads 355,000 euro. Sixteen years of filed sales sit behind those three numbers.
Those medians come from the Property Price Register, the record of residential sales filed for stamp duty purposes since 2010. Hous turns that file into county, town and street pages, each carrying a median, a sale count and a five year change. The national median is the widest view the file allows. It tells you where the middle sale in the State landed in a given year. It will not tell you what one house on one street is worth.
What the National Median Represents Across Ireland
The national median is the middle price of all counted residential sales in the State in a single year. Half of those sales were filed below it and half above it. In 2025 that midpoint was 345,000 euro, resting on 45,394 counted sales. An average would lurch whenever a few very large sales were filed, so Hous uses the median.
- Counted residential sales across all 32 counties, from the 2010 records forward
- A sale count printed beside the figure, so you can weigh it
- No floor area, because the register holds none
- No buyer or seller names, which the register never publishes
How Much Has the National Line Shifted in Sixteen Years?
It has moved from 215,000 euro in 2010 to 345,000 euro in 2025. The partial year 2026 reads 355,000 euro, and that year is still receiving filings. A partial year median drifts as more records arrive, so read it as a running figure.
The full run of years, county by county, sits on the Property Price Register Ireland pages, alongside 939 towns and areas and 20,907 streets. That breadth turns a single national number into something you can test against your own area. Each page prints the sale count behind its median.
| Reference point | Figure | What it describes |
|---|---|---|
| National median 2010 | 215,000 euro | First year in the register |
| National median 2025 | 345,000 euro | Last full year, 45,394 sales |
| National median 2026 | 355,000 euro | Partial year, still filing |
| Dearest town | Mount Merrion at 1,255,000 euro | Highest town median on the site |
| Cheapest town | Bodyke at 50,000 euro | Lowest town median on the site |
| Fastest rising town | Castlerea, up 167 per cent | Five year growth to 2025 |
| Coverage | 939 towns and areas, 20,907 streets | How the file breaks down locally |
| Publication threshold | 10 counted sales | Minimum behind a published median |
Why Do Mount Merrion and Bodyke Sit So Far Apart?
Because one national line flattens every local market in the State into a single point. Mount Merrion is the dearest town on the site at 1,255,000 euro. Bodyke is the cheapest at 50,000 euro. The distance between those two towns is far wider than the whole national move since 2010.
Level and growth are separate questions, and one national median answers neither locally. Castlerea rose 167 per cent over five years, a shift no national line reveals. A town can be inexpensive and rising quickly at once, which is why town pages exist.
- Start with the national median for your year
- Open the county page and set its median beside it
- Open the town page and check the sale count beside the median
- Read the five year change for direction, not level
Why Are Some Town Medians Missing for Certain Years?
Because a median is held back until enough recorded sales stand behind it. Hous publishes a price figure only where at least 10 counted sales support it. In a small town a single unusual sale can drag a median a long way. Across 939 towns and areas, the smallest often show no figure, and that blank is deliberate.
Which Sales Never Reach the National Figure?
Some filed records are set aside before any median is worked out. Sales marked as non arm’s length are excluded, because a transfer between related parties is not an open market price. Records filed without VAT are also left out. Hous does not rebuild a VAT exclusive price into a gross one, because the rate is not in the file.
- Non arm’s length transfers, where the price does not reflect a market sale
- Records filed without VAT, excluded rather than adjusted
- Any town and year where fewer than 10 counted sales were available
The register itself is published by the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Hous is published by Onoir Studio Limited in Cork. It is not connected to the PSRA or to any State body.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the national median sale price in Ireland in 2025?
The median residential sale price in the State was 345,000 euro in 2025, counted across 45,394 sales. That midpoint means half of the counted sales were filed below the figure and half above it. In 2010 the same national median stood at 215,000 euro, so the sixteen year move sits in one line.
Does the 2026 figure of 355,000 euro cover a full year?
No. The 355,000 euro figure covers a partial year, because 2026 sales are still being filed to the register. A partial year median can shift as more records arrive, so treat it as a running figure rather than a settled result. The 2025 median of 345,000 euro is the last complete year.
Why does a town page sometimes show no median at all?
Hous publishes a price figure only where at least 10 counted sales support it. Small towns do not always reach that threshold in a given year, so the page shows no median instead of a fragile one. Across 939 towns and areas, a blank year usually means thin filing volume.
Which sales are left out of the national median?
Two groups are set aside. Sales flagged as non arm’s length are excluded, since a transfer between related parties does not reflect an open market price. Records filed without VAT are excluded as well, and the price is never grossed up to fill the gap. Everything else counted feeds the figure.