CSO figures show hike in Dundalk house prices
Residential Property Price Index for May 2024
Latest house prices from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), show that house prices in Dundalk rose by 10.7% in the 12 months to May 2024.
According to the CSO's Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) for May 2024, median (middle) house prices in Dundalk for houses sold and legally transferred (termed executions), rose to €280,000, up from €253,000 in May 2023, an increase of €27,000. 25 houses were sold and legally transferred in Dundalk in May 2024, down from 41 in April, and also down from 49 in May 2023.
Nationally, the national RPPI increased by 8.2% in the 12 months to May 2024, with prices in Dublin rising by 8.6% and prices outside Dublin up by 7.8%.
In May 2024, 3,997 dwelling purchases by households at market prices were filed with the Revenue Commissioners, down by 9.9% when compared with the 4,435 purchases in May 2023. The median price of a dwelling purchased in the 12 months to May 2024 was €335,000.
The lowest median price for a dwelling in the 12 months to May 2024 was €169,500 in Longford, while the highest median price was €626,000 in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.