Who is buying Ireland?
Every Irish property sale pays stamp duty, and the CSO publishes who the buyer was: a first-time buyer, a mover, a landlord or holiday-home buyer, or a company, fund or council. In 2025, 28% of homes weren't bought to live in. Pick your county, then tap an Eircode on the map, and see who's buying it and what they paid.
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Every county, the numbers
26-county table — tap to open
2025 market sales from stamp-duty returns. Who bought, and the median price across all buyers. Data updated September 2026.
| County | Homes sold | First-time buyers | Movers | Landlords & holiday homes | Companies, funds & councils | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 627 | 29% | 40.4% | 8.5% | 22.2% | €275k |
| Cavan | 712 | 28.8% | 41.2% | 12.2% | 17.8% | €262k |
| Clare | 1,219 | 26.8% | 48.3% | 12% | 12.9% | €315k |
| Cork | 6,585 | 37% | 41.3% | 9.7% | 11.9% | €370k |
| Donegal | 1,296 | 15.3% | 50.6% | 21.2% | 12.9% | €199k |
| Dublin | 22,505 | 29.7% | 38% | 5.2% | 27.1% | €470k |
| Galway | 2,583 | 27.6% | 41.7% | 11.6% | 19.2% | €365k |
| Kerry | 1,328 | 21.2% | 37.8% | 15.9% | 25.2% | €310k |
| Kildare | 3,419 | 44.4% | 38.6% | 4.1% | 12.9% | €430k |
| Kilkenny | 1,028 | 34.6% | 40.5% | 6.7% | 18.2% | €340k |
| Laois | 1,307 | 40.6% | 33.2% | 4.6% | 21.6% | €320k |
| Leitrim | 381 | 15.7% | 57.2% | 18.6% | 8.4% | €206k |
| Limerick | 2,076 | 26.5% | 46.1% | 11% | 16.4% | €320k |
| Longford | 406 | 24.9% | 39.4% | 15.3% | 20.4% | €190k |
| Louth | 2,297 | 35% | 32.2% | 6.9% | 26% | €365k |
| Mayo | 1,233 | 22.2% | 47.7% | 16.3% | 13.8% | €233k |
| Meath | 2,758 | 41.7% | 43.5% | 3.8% | 11% | €400k |
| Monaghan | 459 | 26.1% | 35.5% | 13.5% | 24.8% | €251k |
| Offaly | 736 | 36.8% | 38.9% | 7.7% | 16.6% | €284k |
| Roscommon | 658 | 21.3% | 47.3% | 18.7% | 12.8% | €215k |
| Sligo | 765 | 21.3% | 54.2% | 15.8% | 8.6% | €262k |
| Tipperary | 1,427 | 28.9% | 43.2% | 9.7% | 18.1% | €275k |
| Waterford | 1,602 | 29.7% | 44.8% | 10.5% | 15% | €309k |
| Westmeath | 1,245 | 31.2% | 37.3% | 8.3% | 23.2% | €314k |
| Wexford | 2,149 | 23.3% | 49.1% | 9.8% | 17.8% | €297k |
| Wicklow | 2,634 | 32.4% | 41.8% | 3.8% | 21.9% | €465k |
| Ireland | 63,435 | 31.1% | 40.7% | 8% | 20.3% | €389k |
Every Eircode, the numbers
139 routing keys — tap to open
Household purchases by routing key (the first 3 characters of an Eircode), 2025. Companies, funds and councils are only published per county, so these rows cover household buyers: first-time buyers, movers, and landlords & holiday homes. Median is across all household buyers; a dash means too few sales to publish.
| Eircode | Area | County | Purchases | First-time buyers | Movers | Landlords & holiday homes | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R21 | Mhuine Bheag | Carlow | 37 | 24.3% | 64.9% | 10.8% | €250k |
| R93 | Carlow | Carlow | 518 | 40.9% | 48.6% | 10.4% | €287k |
| A82 | Kells | Cavan | 396 | 37.9% | 51.8% | 10.4% | €310k |
| H12 | Cavan | Cavan | 246 | 39% | 45.9% | 15% | €250k |
| H14 | Belturbet | Cavan | 89 | 21.3% | 56.2% | 22.5% | €195k |
| H16 | Cootehill | Cavan | 27 | 33.3% | 55.6% | 11.1% | €190k |
| V14 | Shannon | Clare | 88 | 46.6% | 38.6% | 14.8% | €273k |
| V15 | Kilrush | Clare | 136 | 16.2% | 55.9% | 27.9% | €228k |
| V95 | Ennis | Clare | 656 | 32.5% | 55.5% | 12% | €320k |
| P12 | Macroom | Cork | 159 | 44.7% | 47.2% | 8.2% | €347k |
| P14 | Crookstown | Cork | 40 | 60% | 35% | 5% | €420k |
| P17 | Kinsale | Cork | 162 | 17.9% | 67.9% | 14.2% | €490k |
| P24 | Cobh | Cork | 129 | 39.5% | 48.8% | 11.6% | €320k |
| P25 | Midleton | Cork | 530 | 49.2% | 43.2% | 7.5% | €400k |
| P31 | Ballincollig | Cork | 291 | 47.1% | 47.8% | 5.2% | €445k |
| P32 | Rylane | Cork | 17 | 17.6% | 76.5% | 5.9% | €287k |
| P36 | Youghal | Cork | 156 | 27.6% | 51.9% | 20.5% | €281k |
| P43 | Carrigaline | Cork | 301 | 44.5% | 51.5% | 4% | €420k |
| P47 | Dunmanway | Cork | 77 | 26% | 54.5% | 19.5% | €260k |
| P51 | Mallow | Cork | 548 | 39.2% | 46.4% | 14.4% | €266k |
| P56 | Charleville | Cork | 85 | 36.5% | 49.4% | 14.1% | €220k |
| P61 | Fermoy | Cork | 222 | 56.8% | 38.3% | 5% | €365k |
| P67 | Mitchelstown | Cork | 42 | 33.3% | 54.8% | 11.9% | €268k |
| P72 | Bandon | Cork | 197 | 50.3% | 44.2% | 5.6% | €360k |
| P75 | Bantry | Cork | 142 | 11.3% | 61.3% | 27.5% | €285k |
| P81 | Skibbereen | Cork | 126 | 13.5% | 59.5% | 27% | €359k |
| P85 | Clonakilty | Cork | 144 | 20.1% | 59.7% | 20.1% | €387k |
| T12 | Cork Southside | Cork | 1,476 | 43.2% | 44.2% | 12.6% | €412k |
| T23 | Cork Northside | Cork | 742 | 48.8% | 40.7% | 10.5% | €360k |
| T34 | Carrignavar | Cork | 25 | 44% | 48% | 8% | €425k |
| T45 | Glanmire | Cork | 278 | 47.8% | 47.1% | 5% | €390k |
| T56 | Watergrasshill | Cork | 47 | 38.3% | 55.3% | 6.4% | €445k |
| F92 | Letterkenny | Donegal | 463 | 17.3% | 56.6% | 26.1% | €214k |
| F93 | Lifford | Donegal | 367 | 18.8% | 56.7% | 24.5% | €175k |
| F94 | Donegal | Donegal | 300 | 16.7% | 62% | 21.3% | €195k |
| A41 | Ballyboughal | Dublin | 2 | 0% | 50% | 50% | €757k |
| A42 | Garristown | Dublin | 13 | 7.7% | 76.9% | 15.4% | €538k |
| A45 | Oldtown | Dublin | 4 | 50% | 50% | 0% | €725k |
| A94 | Blackrock | Dublin | 588 | 25.7% | 66.5% | 7.8% | €834k |
| A96 | Glenageary | Dublin | 721 | 25.7% | 68% | 6.4% | €685k |
| D01 | Dublin 1 | Dublin | 256 | 28.1% | 43% | 28.9% | €350k |
| D02 | Dublin 2 | Dublin | 193 | 31.1% | 42.5% | 26.4% | €480k |
| D03 | Dublin 3 | Dublin | 546 | 35.3% | 54.6% | 10.1% | €546k |
| D04 | Dublin 4 | Dublin | 716 | 26.8% | 57.7% | 15.5% | €685k |
| D05 | Dublin 5 | Dublin | 480 | 47.1% | 50.2% | 2.7% | €520k |
| D06 | Dublin 6 | Dublin | 398 | 23.9% | 68.1% | 8% | €751k |
| D07 | Dublin 7 | Dublin | 547 | 42% | 49.7% | 8.2% | €470k |
| D08 | Dublin 8 | Dublin | 605 | 38.5% | 44.8% | 16.7% | €415k |
| D09 | Dublin 9 | Dublin | 576 | 41.7% | 50% | 8.3% | €496k |
| D10 | Dublin 10 | Dublin | 147 | 55.8% | 38.8% | 5.4% | €330k |
| D11 | Dublin 11 | Dublin | 492 | 47% | 48% | 5.1% | €350k |
| D12 | Dublin 12 | Dublin | 549 | 47.2% | 48.3% | 4.6% | €466k |
| D13 | Dublin 13 | Dublin | 712 | 35.7% | 59.7% | 4.6% | €550k |
| D14 | Dublin 14 | Dublin | 534 | 26% | 65.7% | 8.2% | €741k |
| D15 | Dublin 15 | Dublin | 1,542 | 48.8% | 46.6% | 4.5% | €441k |
| D16 | Dublin 16 | Dublin | 514 | 34.4% | 60.7% | 4.9% | €643k |
| D17 | Dublin 17 | Dublin | 130 | 52.3% | 40.8% | 6.9% | €330k |
| D18 | Dublin 18 | Dublin | 1,090 | 38.9% | 55.3% | 5.8% | €656k |
| D20 | Dublin 20 | Dublin | 102 | 38.2% | 55.9% | 5.9% | €438k |
| D22 | Dublin 22 | Dublin | 616 | 58.9% | 36.2% | 4.9% | €415k |
| D24 | Dublin 24 | Dublin | 902 | 46.5% | 45.8% | 7.8% | €412k |
| D6W | Dublin 6W | Dublin | 274 | 26.6% | 68.6% | 4.7% | €716k |
| K32 | Balbriggan | Dublin | 312 | 44.9% | 49.4% | 5.8% | €360k |
| K34 | Skerries | Dublin | 132 | 13.6% | 82.6% | 3.8% | €570k |
| K36 | Malahide | Dublin | 717 | 43.4% | 53.3% | 3.3% | €525k |
| K45 | Lusk | Dublin | 190 | 58.4% | 39.5% | 2.1% | €490k |
| K56 | Rush | Dublin | 227 | 51.1% | 46.7% | 2.2% | €475k |
| K67 | Swords | Dublin | 593 | 43% | 50.6% | 6.4% | €450k |
| K78 | Lucan | Dublin | 916 | 59.5% | 37.6% | 2.9% | €490k |
| H53 | Ballinasloe | Galway | 215 | 28.4% | 43.7% | 27.9% | €200k |
| H54 | Tuam | Galway | 173 | 31.2% | 57.2% | 11.6% | €295k |
| H62 | Loughrea | Galway | 102 | 34.3% | 56.9% | 8.8% | €335k |
| H65 | Athenry | Galway | 119 | 49.6% | 47.9% | 2.5% | €390k |
| H71 | Clifden | Galway | 46 | 13% | 58.7% | 28.3% | €288k |
| H91 | Galway | Galway | 1,436 | 35% | 51.3% | 13.8% | €408k |
| V23 | Caherciveen | Kerry | 72 | 12.5% | 52.8% | 34.7% | €293k |
| V31 | Listowel | Kerry | 121 | 21.5% | 63.6% | 14.9% | €250k |
| V92 | Tralee | Kerry | 413 | 33.9% | 46.5% | 19.6% | €272k |
| V93 | Killarney | Kerry | 367 | 27% | 50.4% | 22.6% | €330k |
| R14 | Athy | Kildare | 269 | 51.7% | 45.4% | 3% | €345k |
| R51 | Kildare | Kildare | 335 | 57.9% | 37% | 5.1% | €420k |
| R56 | Curragh | Kildare | 122 | 47.5% | 43.4% | 9% | €429k |
| W12 | Newbridge | Kildare | 442 | 53.8% | 42.8% | 3.4% | €440k |
| W23 | Celbridge | Kildare | 898 | 53.8% | 43.2% | 3% | €485k |
| W34 | Monasterevin | Kildare | 94 | 55.3% | 37.2% | 7.4% | €409k |
| W91 | Naas | Kildare | 1,040 | 45% | 48.8% | 6.2% | €435k |
| R95 | Kilkenny | Kilkenny | 680 | 39.6% | 51.6% | 8.8% | €352k |
| R32 | Portlaoise | Laois | 953 | 51.2% | 43% | 5.8% | €320k |
| N41 | Carrick-on-Shannon | Leitrim | 291 | 17.9% | 63.2% | 18.9% | €205k |
| V35 | Kilmallock | Limerick | 193 | 36.8% | 50.3% | 13% | €315k |
| V42 | Newcastle West | Limerick | 110 | 40% | 45.5% | 14.5% | €243k |
| V94 | Limerick | Limerick | 1,634 | 29.7% | 57.9% | 12.4% | €352k |
| N39 | Longford | Longford | 340 | 30.9% | 50.6% | 18.5% | €200k |
| A91 | Dundalk | Louth | 682 | 36.7% | 49.1% | 14.2% | €335k |
| A92 | Drogheda | Louth | 1,500 | 53.1% | 41.7% | 5.2% | €380k |
| F12 | Claremorris | Mayo | 249 | 30.5% | 52.6% | 16.9% | €205k |
| F23 | Castlebar | Mayo | 190 | 36.8% | 50.5% | 12.6% | €280k |
| F26 | Ballina | Mayo | 333 | 17.1% | 59.5% | 23.4% | €200k |
| F28 | Westport | Mayo | 213 | 21.6% | 58.2% | 20.2% | €313k |
| F31 | Ballinrobe | Mayo | 62 | 30.6% | 46.8% | 22.6% | €208k |
| F35 | Ballyhaunis | Mayo | 65 | 20% | 53.8% | 26.2% | €180k |
| A83 | Enfield | Meath | 139 | 37.4% | 59% | 3.6% | €445k |
| A84 | Ashbourne | Meath | 276 | 52.5% | 44.9% | 2.5% | €485k |
| A85 | Dunshaughlin | Meath | 388 | 53.4% | 43.6% | 3.1% | €460k |
| A86 | Dunboyne | Meath | 86 | 36% | 54.7% | 9.3% | €510k |
| C15 | Navan | Meath | 765 | 45.1% | 50.5% | 4.4% | €375k |
| A75 | Castleblaney | Monaghan | 75 | 29.3% | 54.7% | 16% | €265k |
| A81 | Carrickmacross | Monaghan | 97 | 34% | 48.5% | 17.5% | €280k |
| H18 | Monaghan | Monaghan | 153 | 34.6% | 48.4% | 17% | €260k |
| H23 | Clones | Monaghan | 32 | 43.8% | 28.1% | 28.1% | €183k |
| R35 | Tullamore | Offaly | 308 | 43.2% | 47.7% | 9.1% | €288k |
| R42 | Birr | Offaly | 139 | 34.5% | 54.7% | 10.8% | €240k |
| R45 | Edenderry | Offaly | 130 | 54.6% | 40% | 5.4% | €300k |
| F42 | Roscommon | Roscommon | 154 | 32.5% | 53.2% | 14.3% | €260k |
| F45 | Castlerea | Roscommon | 214 | 18.2% | 55.6% | 26.2% | €155k |
| F52 | Boyle | Roscommon | 97 | 13.4% | 63.9% | 22.7% | €193k |
| F56 | Ballymote | Sligo | 88 | 20.5% | 62.5% | 17% | €191k |
| F91 | Sligo | Sligo | 619 | 23.4% | 58.5% | 18.1% | €275k |
| E21 | Cahir | Tipperary | 64 | 32.8% | 56.2% | 10.9% | €262k |
| E25 | Cashel | Tipperary | 133 | 48.1% | 41.4% | 10.5% | €295k |
| E32 | Carrick-on-Suir | Tipperary | 94 | 43.6% | 45.7% | 10.6% | €250k |
| E34 | Tipperary | Tipperary | 122 | 31.1% | 56.6% | 12.3% | €202k |
| E41 | Thurles | Tipperary | 217 | 30% | 58.1% | 12% | €250k |
| E45 | Nenagh | Tipperary | 194 | 27.8% | 59.8% | 12.4% | €300k |
| E53 | Roscrea | Tipperary | 90 | 24.4% | 60% | 15.6% | €200k |
| E91 | Clonmel | Tipperary | 264 | 48.9% | 38.6% | 12.5% | €285k |
| X35 | Dungarvan | Waterford | 146 | 30.1% | 58.9% | 11% | €306k |
| X42 | Kilmacthomas | Waterford | 37 | 27% | 48.6% | 24.3% | €250k |
| X91 | Waterford | Waterford | 1,180 | 37.8% | 51.8% | 10.4% | €320k |
| N37 | Athlone | Westmeath | 448 | 36.2% | 50.4% | 13.4% | €324k |
| N91 | Mullingar | Westmeath | 620 | 42.1% | 47.9% | 10% | €328k |
| Y21 | Enniscorthy | Wexford | 395 | 28.9% | 60.8% | 10.4% | €290k |
| Y25 | Gorey | Wexford | 493 | 31.2% | 59.4% | 9.3% | €345k |
| Y34 | New Ross | Wexford | 187 | 22.5% | 58.8% | 18.7% | €225k |
| Y35 | Wexford | Wexford | 707 | 28.3% | 58.8% | 12.9% | €310k |
| A63 | Greystones | Wicklow | 498 | 27.5% | 68.3% | 4.2% | €574k |
| A67 | Wicklow | Wicklow | 708 | 57.6% | 39.8% | 2.5% | €420k |
| A98 | Bray | Wicklow | 620 | 36.6% | 60% | 3.4% | €550k |
| Y14 | Arklow | Wicklow | 233 | 30.5% | 54.9% | 14.6% | €300k |
Questions people ask
Who is buying homes in Ireland?
In 2025, 31.1% of Irish market purchases went to first-time buyers, 40.7% to movers selling one home to buy another, 8% to landlords and holiday-home buyers, and 20.3% to companies, funds, councils and housing bodies. The figures come from stamp-duty returns, which record the buyer type on every sale.
What share of Irish homes are bought by investors and funds?
Nationally, 28.3% of 2025 market purchases went to buyers who won't live in the home: 8% to household landlords and holiday-home buyers plus 20.3% to companies, funds, councils and housing bodies. The share varies widely by county — see the table above.
Which Irish county has the highest share of absentee buyers?
Kerry: 41.1% of its 1,328 market sales in 2025 went to buyers not living in the home, the highest of the 26 counties.
What do first-time buyers pay in Ireland?
The national median price paid by a first-time buyer in 2025 was €395k, against €389k across all buyers. Movers paid a median of €400k; companies, funds and councils €390k.
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Buyer type isn't nationality — a "non-household" buyer can be an Irish council as easily as a foreign fund. At Eircode level the CSO publishes household buyers only; the companies-and-funds split exists per county.
Sources: CSO HPA02 (counties) and HPA04 (Eircode routing keys) — stamp-duty executions, 2025, market sales (buyer volumes and median prices); boundaries: Tailte Éireann (CC BY 4.0).