House prices · Co. Dublin
House Prices in Ballybough
The median second-hand home in Ballybough, Co. Dublin sold for €434,000 over the last 18 months, across 107 recorded sales. Year-on-year, second-hand prices are up 7.9%. New builds had a median of €434,138. Homes typically sold for about €5,566 per square metre.
About Ballybough
Ballybough is an inner-city Dublin neighbourhood close to the city centre, with a dense urban housing mix typical of older residential districts. Median second-hand prices are around €434,000, which is 11% below the Co. Dublin median, while new-build prices are at a similar level. Prices have risen 3.2% year on year.
Median (second-hand)
€434,000
Sales (last 18 mths)
107
Typical €/m²
€5,566
Year-on-year
+7.9%
The second-hand median in Ballybough is 11% below the Dublin county median of €485,000.
Property mix in Ballybough
The make-up of second-hand homes sold here over the last 18 months. Shares are of sales where that detail is known; medians show the typical price.
Property type
Bedrooms
Energy rating (BER)
Floor area
Recent sales in Ballybough
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| Date | Address | Type | Price | Beds | Size | BER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 19 Portland Lock, Dorset St | Apartment | €309,000 | 1 | — | C3 |
| May 2026 | 173 Clonliffe Rd, Dublin 3 | Detached | €950,000 | 4 | — | G |
| May 2026 | 121 Clonliffe Ave, Ballybough | — | €435,000 | — | — | — |
| May 2026 | 28 Richmond Cottages, Summerhill | Terrace | €236,000 | 1 | 28 m² | D2 |
| May 2026 | 23 Bayview Ave, North Strand | Terrace | €590,000 | 3 | — | D2 |
| Apr 2026 | 73 Fitzroy Ave, Drumcondra | Terrace | €630,000 | 3 | 90 m² | D2 |
| Apr 2026 | 14 Charleville Ave, North Strand | Terrace | €620,000 | 3 | 132 m² | E2 |
| Apr 2026 | 17 Clonliffe Ave, Dublin 3 | Terrace | €200,000 | 3 | 82 m² | E2 |
| Apr 2026 | 19 Aldborough Court, Amiens St | — | €411,000 | — | — | — |
| Mar 2026 | 4 Fitzroy Ave, Drumcondra | Terrace | €573,000 | 2 | 82 m² | E1 |
| Mar 2026 | 106 Clonliffe Ave, Ballybough | Terrace | €360,000 | 2 | 63 m² | D1 |
| Mar 2026 | 16 Portland St, Dublin 1 | — | €875,000 | — | — | — |
| Mar 2026 | 60 Elizabeth St, Off Clonliffe Rd | Terrace | €345,000 | 2 | 52 m² | G |
| Feb 2026 | 8 Portland Lock, Royal Canal | Apartment | €256,000 | 1 | — | D2 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 Enaville Ave, North Strand | Terrace | €326,950 | 2 | 40 m² | C2 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 Alderborough Court, North Strand | Apartment | €300,000 | 1 | 52 m² | C3 |
| Feb 2026 | 36 Portland Lock Portland Place, Dublin 1 | Apartment | €381,000 | 2 | 65 m² | C2 |
| Feb 2026 | Apt 2, Portland Lock | Apartment | €270,000 | 1 | 46 m² | D2 |
| Jan 2026 | Apartment 1, 18 Nottingham Street | — | €336,000 | — | — | — |
| Jan 2026 | 4 Belvidere Rd, Dublin 1 | Terrace | €610,000 | 5 | 154 m² | F |
| Jan 2026 | 3 Newcomen Ave, Dublin 3 | Terrace | €435,000 | 2 | 71 m² | C3 |
| Jan 2026 | Apt 1, 5 North Richmond St | — | €780,000 | — | — | — |
| Jan 2026 | Apt 1, 3 North Richmond St | — | €780,000 | — | — | — |
| Jan 2026 | Apt 1, 4 North Richmond St | — | €780,000 | — | — | — |
| Dec 2025 | 88 Ballybough Rd, Fairview | Terrace | €675,000 | 4 | 156 m² | E2 |
What is Ballybough like?
Across Ballybough's 2 electoral divisions and 8,188 residents, about 46% of adults hold a third-level qualification and 26% of homes are owner-occupied. On the Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022 the area is classed marginally above average (ranges marginally below average to marginally above average across divisions).
Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022
Residents
8,188
people (Census 2022)
Age dependency
21.1%
per 100 of working age
Third-level educated
45.9%
of adults
Professional / managerial
26.1%
of residents
Unemployment
12.3%
of the labour force
Owner-occupied
26.1%
of households
Private renting
47.8%
of households
Population-weighted across the area's 2 electoral divisions, so larger divisions count proportionally more. Unemployment is the weighted mean of each division's combined male and female rate; the relative score is a derived population-weighted average, not an official Pobal figure.
Electoral divisions in Ballybough
2 divisions make up Ballybough. The coloured tag is each one's Pobal affluence band (green = affluent, red = disadvantaged); open a division to see its full Census profile.
Ballybough AMarginally Below Average-5.5
People
Work & education
Housing
Ballybough BMarginally Above Average+5.1
People
Work & education
Housing
Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022 — relative affluence and Census 2022 demographics by Electoral Division. Percentages use Census denominators (adults, households or labour force) that differ by indicator.
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Based on 107 full-market Property Price Register sales geolocated to Ballybough (2 electoral divisions). Medians exclude non-full-market and bulk transactions. New-build vs second-hand is identified by the VAT-exclusive flag. €/m² uses enriched floor areas where available. Last updated 9 June 2026. Not a valuation of any individual property.