Today the Central Statistics Office (CSO) published its Residential Property Index for 2024, with house prices outside Dublin now 18% higher than they were at the peak of the boom in April 2007.

Commenting on the release, Niall Corkery, statistician in the Prices Division, said: “Residential property prices rose by 8.7% in the 12 months to December 2024, down from 9.6% in the year to November 2024.

"In Dublin, residential property prices saw an increase of 8.3%, while property prices outside Dublin were 9.0% higher in December 2024 when compared with a year earlier."

Outside of Dublin the two most expensive Eircodes in 2024 were both in Co. Wicklow, with A98 Bray at a median price of €539,988 and A63 Greystones with a median price of €505,000.

The region outside of Dublin that saw the largest growth in house prices were the border counties of Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Sligo at 14.2%.

At the other end of the scale, the mid-east counties of Kildare, Louth, Meath, and Wicklow saw the lowest increase in price, with a 5.9% rise.

The cheapest Eircode in the country was H23 in Clones, Co. Monaghan, with a median house price of €131,000.

Around the country, the average price paid for a house in 2024 was €355,000. The cheapest median price was in Longford at €182,250 and the most expensive median price was in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown at €660,000.

 48,775 dwelling purchases by households at market prices were filed with Revenue, a 2.9% decrease on 2023.

Of that number, 36.1% were purchased by first time buyers, while former owner-occupiers accounted for 52.8% of houses purchased, and 5.396, or 11.1%, of homes were acquired by non-occupiers.

The highest median house prices outside Dublin were in the counties surrounding the capital, with Wicklow at €455,000 and Kildare at €401,000.