House price inflation moderates as annual growth slows to 6.6%, CSO data shows
New figures from the Central Statistics Office indicate that residential property price growth continued to ease in November, with prices rising by 6.6% in the year to the end of the month. This marks a slowdown from the revised annual increase of 7.2% recorded in October.
On a month-to-month basis, national residential property prices increased by 0.3% in November. The statistical agency confirmed that October’s annual growth rate had been marginally revised down from an earlier estimate.
The latest data shows a persistent regional divide, with property prices outside Dublin continuing to rise at a faster pace than those in the capital. Prices beyond Dublin increased by 7.9% over the year, compared with a 5% rise in Dublin.
Within Dublin, house prices rose by 4.8%, while apartment prices recorded a stronger increase of 5.6%. Dublin City experienced the highest annual house price growth in the capital at 5.7%, while Fingal saw a more modest increase of 3.7%.
Outside the capital, house prices were up by 7.7% over the year, with apartment prices rising sharply by 10.5%. The Midlands, covering Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath, recorded the strongest house price growth nationally at 13.8%. At the lower end of the scale, the Mid-West and the South-East both posted annual increases of 6%.
The median price of a residential property purchased in the 12 months to November 2025 stood at €384,000. The highest median price was recorded in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown at €677,000, while Donegal had the lowest median price at €190,000.
At Eircode level, the most expensive area was A94, covering Blackrock in Dublin, with a median price of €830,000. The most affordable area was F45, centred on Castlerea in County Roscommon, where the median price was €150,000.
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