Compare Districts of Dublin

How to read this district comparison

Each column shows one Dublin postal district on the same set of metrics: median sale price, annualised growth rate, BER rating distribution, dwelling type mix (detached, semi-detached, terraced, apartment), floor area distribution, and year-of-construction distribution. All price data comes from the Property Price Register; BER data is sourced from the SEAI National BER Register.

The growth rate is not the same as a price-index return. Dublish uses repeat-sale methodology: only properties that recorded at least two sales in the PPR contribute to the growth figure, and only if both sales were Full Market Price. This controls for area-mix changes (a district suddenly selling more apartments would otherwise look cheaper without anything actually getting cheaper) and is the same approach used by the CSO's Residential Property Price Index.

BER distribution tells you about stock age and energy compliance. Areas with a high share of A- and B-rated homes typically have newer construction or strong retrofit activity; areas with a high share of D, E, F, G ratings have older stock and bigger potential retrofit bills. This increasingly matters for mortgage pricing — several Irish lenders offer "green rates" 0.15–0.30% below standard for BER A/B homes.

What comparisons typically reveal

Adjacent districts often diverge more than expected. Dublin 4 and Dublin 6 share a border and overlap demographically, but median prices can differ by 15–25% because of dwelling mix — Dublin 4 skews toward high-value detached and semi-detached Victorian stock, while Dublin 6 has more terraced and apartment sales. Comparing them side-by-side makes the dwelling-mix effect visible in a way a single price headline cannot.

Growth rates can invert the price ranking. A more affordable district growing at 6% per year for five years catches up with a more expensive district growing at 2%. When comparing districts for investment or for a long holding period, the growth column often tells a very different story from the median-price column. Treat any growth rate with a small sample-size warning as indicative only.

Year-built and floor-area distributions explain half the price gap. A district with 50% of its stock built before 1940 and median floor area above 120 m² looks fundamentally different from a district with 50% built after 2005 and median floor area below 80 m². Before reading a price gap as "Dublin X is premium, Dublin Y is not", check whether you are comparing similar houses. For street- and neighbourhood-level detail inside a single district, use Compare Areas.