House prices · Co. Dublin

House Prices in Dublin 8

The median second-hand home in Dublin 8, Co. Dublin sold for €410,000 over the last 18 months, across 1058 recorded sales. Year-on-year, second-hand prices are up 7.7%. New builds had a median of €700,000. Homes typically sold for about €6,706 per square metre.

About Dublin 8

Dublin 8 is an inner-city Dublin postal district, covering areas such as Inchicore, Kilmainham and parts of the city centre, with a mix of older terraces, apartments and some newer development. The median second-hand sale price is €410,000, which is 15% below the Co. Dublin median of €485,000, while new-build homes are typically higher at €700,000.

Median (second-hand)

€410,000

Sales (last 18 mths)

1,058

Typical €/m²

€6,706

Year-on-year

+7.7%

The second-hand median in Dublin 8 is 15% below the Dublin county median of €485,000.

Property mix in Dublin 8

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

Apartment
53%€370,000
Terraced
41%€530,000
Semi-detached
3%€710,000
Duplex
1%€470,000
Bungalow
1%€335,000
Detached
1%

Bedrooms

1 bed
22%€300,000
2 bed
49%€430,500
3 bed
22%€595,000
4 bed
3%€825,000
5+ beds
3%€750,000

Energy rating (BER)

A
1%
B
14%
C
33%
D
28%
E
14%
F
5%
G
6%

Floor area

Under 75 m²
60%
75–99 m²
24%
100–149 m²
11%
150–199 m²
4%
200+ m²
1%

Recent sales in Dublin 8

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DateAddressTypePriceBedsSizeBER
May 20263 Fownes St, Temple BarApartment€1,600,0007405 m²—
May 2026Apt 1 459 South Circular Rd, Dublin 8—€650,000———
May 202640 The Weavers, DublinApartment€246,000137 m²D1
May 202638 Rosedale, Tyrconnell St—€340,000———
May 20264 Palace Gardens, Dame St—€375,000———
May 2026103 Kickham Rd, KilmainhamTerrace€566,000278 m²C3
May 202676 Harcourt Green, Charlemont StApartment€725,000370 m²C1
May 202611 Connolly Ave, InchicoreTerrace€605,0003—D2
May 2026680 South Circular Rd, KilmainhamOther€1,100,0003153 m²—
May 202619 The Salmon Pool, Chapelizod RdApartment€605,000398 m²B3
May 2026Apt 28b - Emmet Lodge, St Vincents Street West—€337,500———
May 202642 La Rochelle, High StApartment€300,000143 m²C2
May 20267 Vernon St, South Circular Rd—€910,000———
May 2026107 Kilmainham Bank, Emmet RdApartment€385,000371 m²C2
May 20264a Cammock, Mount BrownApartment€250,000142 m²D1
May 2026Apt 29b - Emmet Lodge, St Vincents Street West—€337,500———
May 202633 Railway Ave, Inchicore—€480,000270 m²D1
May 2026Apt 4 The Warehouse, Clanbrassil Terrace—€485,000———
May 2026Apt 15b - Emmet Lodge, St Vincents Street West—€332,500———
May 2026105 Bow Bridge Place, Kilmainham—€435,000———
May 202633 Arnott Street, Dublin 8Terrace€1,110,0003111 m²D1
May 2026Apt43a - The Metropolitan, Inchicore RoadApartment€458,000142 m²D2
May 202651 Reuben Ave, RialtoTerrace€510,000289 m²F
May 20268 Cathedral View Walk, New St SouthTerrace€425,000382 m²D2
May 2026149 Emmet Rd, InchicoreApartment€400,0003145 m²E1

What is Dublin 8 like?

Across Dublin 8's 20 electoral divisions and 66,448 residents, about 59% of adults hold a third-level qualification and 29% of homes are owner-occupied. On the Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022 the area is classed marginally above average (ranges marginally below average to affluent across divisions).

Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022

Marginally Above Average+4.9 relative scoreRanges Marginally Below Average to Affluent across divisions

Residents

66,448

people (Census 2022)

Age dependency

21.6%

per 100 of working age

Third-level educated

59.4%

of adults

Professional / managerial

34.2%

of residents

Unemployment

9.3%

of the labour force

Owner-occupied

28.5%

of households

Private renting

49.8%

of households

Population-weighted across the area's 20 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 Dublin 8

20 divisions make up Dublin 8. The coloured tag is each one's Pobal affluence band (green = affluent, red = disadvantaged); open a division to see its full Census profile.

Inchicore AMarginally Above Average+4.0

People

Population2,557
Age dependency28.6%
Lone-parent families30.4%

Work & education

Third-level50.2%
Primary only13.6%
Professional / managerial35.7%
Semi/unskilled19.4%
Male unemployment7.9%
Female unemployment7.0%

Housing

Owner-occupied57.5%
Private renting33.0%
Social housing7.5%
Persons per room0.52
Kilmainham BMarginally Above Average+9.2

People

Population2,638
Age dependency22.6%
Lone-parent families23.1%

Work & education

Third-level70.2%
Primary only7.2%
Professional / managerial46.8%
Semi/unskilled12.3%
Male unemployment7.2%
Female unemployment7.3%

Housing

Owner-occupied40.6%
Private renting43.6%
Social housing12.7%
Persons per room0.59
Kilmainham CMarginally Above Average+3.0

People

Population4,956
Age dependency24.9%
Lone-parent families42.6%

Work & education

Third-level50.9%
Primary only11.3%
Professional / managerial37.0%
Semi/unskilled20.6%
Male unemployment10.2%
Female unemployment7.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied40.5%
Private renting35.4%
Social housing16.1%
Persons per room0.57
Merchants Quay AMarginally Below Average-4.9

People

Population2,749
Age dependency20.8%
Lone-parent families63.6%

Work & education

Third-level45.8%
Primary only13.4%
Professional / managerial18.0%
Semi/unskilled30.4%
Male unemployment15.0%
Female unemployment11.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied10.7%
Private renting44.4%
Social housing38.5%
Persons per room0.73
Merchants Quay BMarginally Above Average+6.2

People

Population4,343
Age dependency17.6%
Lone-parent families46.7%

Work & education

Third-level61.8%
Primary only9.4%
Professional / managerial27.8%
Semi/unskilled21.3%
Male unemployment10.8%
Female unemployment9.1%

Housing

Owner-occupied25.4%
Private renting59.3%
Social housing10.2%
Persons per room0.75
Merchants Quay CMarginally Above Average+3.3

People

Population3,814
Age dependency17.5%
Lone-parent families47.4%

Work & education

Third-level50.5%
Primary only13.0%
Professional / managerial27.1%
Semi/unskilled24.2%
Male unemployment10.9%
Female unemployment7.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied22.8%
Private renting46.2%
Social housing21.7%
Persons per room0.75
Merchants Quay DMarginally Above Average+9.8

People

Population2,575
Age dependency23.2%
Lone-parent families16.9%

Work & education

Third-level64.9%
Primary only9.8%
Professional / managerial46.8%
Semi/unskilled13.4%
Male unemployment6.7%
Female unemployment5.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied68.1%
Private renting25.9%
Social housing4.2%
Persons per room0.59
Merchants Quay EMarginally Above Average+7.9

People

Population2,651
Age dependency16.6%
Lone-parent families22.6%

Work & education

Third-level67.8%
Primary only5.7%
Professional / managerial32.4%
Semi/unskilled11.7%
Male unemployment6.8%
Female unemployment6.3%

Housing

Owner-occupied40.2%
Private renting53.4%
Social housing3.4%
Persons per room0.72
Merchants Quay FMarginally Above Average+6.1

People

Population2,328
Age dependency22.8%
Lone-parent families37.2%

Work & education

Third-level61.0%
Primary only8.3%
Professional / managerial36.3%
Semi/unskilled19.9%
Male unemployment11.1%
Female unemployment7.3%

Housing

Owner-occupied28.3%
Private renting53.4%
Social housing11.5%
Persons per room0.66
Phoenix ParkMarginally Above Average+7.0

People

Population1,465
Age dependency24.4%
Lone-parent families26.3%

Work & education

Third-level67.3%
Primary only9.3%
Professional / managerial42.6%
Semi/unskilled14.5%
Male unemployment7.3%
Female unemployment9.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied20.7%
Private renting61.5%
Social housing13.4%
Persons per room0.66
Royal Exchange AMarginally Above Average+5.9

People

Population5,063
Age dependency17.7%
Lone-parent families36.4%

Work & education

Third-level65.3%
Primary only8.4%
Professional / managerial22.7%
Semi/unskilled17.4%
Male unemployment11.0%
Female unemployment10.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied13.5%
Private renting60.5%
Social housing22.0%
Persons per room0.83
Saint Kevin'sMarginally Above Average+8.5

People

Population5,732
Age dependency22.7%
Lone-parent families25.2%

Work & education

Third-level73.0%
Primary only4.7%
Professional / managerial36.6%
Semi/unskilled11.4%
Male unemployment10.5%
Female unemployment6.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied18.0%
Private renting70.8%
Social housing6.9%
Persons per room0.78
Ushers AAffluent+15.7

People

Population5,117
Age dependency12.2%
Lone-parent families21.3%

Work & education

Third-level78.3%
Primary only3.2%
Professional / managerial51.3%
Semi/unskilled10.8%
Male unemployment6.3%
Female unemployment5.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied11.8%
Private renting78.5%
Social housing5.0%
Persons per room0.68
Ushers BMarginally Above Average+2.7

People

Population1,903
Age dependency11.9%
Lone-parent families41.7%

Work & education

Third-level55.5%
Primary only9.3%
Professional / managerial19.1%
Semi/unskilled25.7%
Male unemployment10.0%
Female unemployment10.8%

Housing

Owner-occupied14.1%
Private renting55.6%
Social housing26.4%
Persons per room0.85
Ushers CMarginally Below Average-2.1

People

Population4,069
Age dependency23.1%
Lone-parent families47.1%

Work & education

Third-level42.2%
Primary only14.7%
Professional / managerial25.9%
Semi/unskilled28.5%
Male unemployment11.7%
Female unemployment12.2%

Housing

Owner-occupied26.6%
Private renting36.2%
Social housing26.6%
Persons per room0.63
Ushers DMarginally Above Average+5.7

People

Population2,390
Age dependency22.5%
Lone-parent families44.1%

Work & education

Third-level56.6%
Primary only10.2%
Professional / managerial34.9%
Semi/unskilled18.3%
Male unemployment9.5%
Female unemployment8.4%

Housing

Owner-occupied34.1%
Private renting43.8%
Social housing16.6%
Persons per room0.60
Ushers EMarginally Below Average-5.1

People

Population1,859
Age dependency28.8%
Lone-parent families41.1%

Work & education

Third-level41.6%
Primary only14.3%
Professional / managerial29.8%
Semi/unskilled23.6%
Male unemployment13.5%
Female unemployment9.4%

Housing

Owner-occupied34.5%
Private renting23.3%
Social housing34.9%
Persons per room0.50
Ushers FMarginally Above Average+1.9

People

Population3,461
Age dependency31.2%
Lone-parent families24.4%

Work & education

Third-level59.1%
Primary only10.7%
Professional / managerial42.0%
Semi/unskilled15.2%
Male unemployment9.6%
Female unemployment7.9%

Housing

Owner-occupied45.7%
Private renting39.6%
Social housing11.9%
Persons per room0.67
Wood Quay AMarginally Below Average-7.7

People

Population2,871
Age dependency31.3%
Lone-parent families44.8%

Work & education

Third-level33.3%
Primary only17.5%
Professional / managerial21.8%
Semi/unskilled28.8%
Male unemployment18.6%
Female unemployment12.3%

Housing

Owner-occupied8.0%
Private renting29.7%
Social housing30.0%
Persons per room0.71
Wood Quay BMarginally Above Average+9.0

People

Population3,907
Age dependency21.2%
Lone-parent families11.6%

Work & education

Third-level68.3%
Primary only7.6%
Professional / managerial44.0%
Semi/unskilled13.1%
Male unemployment10.0%
Female unemployment6.6%

Housing

Owner-occupied36.2%
Private renting55.6%
Social housing5.1%
Persons per room0.55

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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Questions about Dublin 8

What is the average house price in Dublin 8?
The median second-hand sale price in Dublin 8 over the last 18 months was €410,000, based on 1058 Property Price Register sales. New builds had a median of €700,000.
Are house prices in Dublin 8 rising or falling?
Second-hand prices in Dublin 8 are up 7.7% over the past year, with a current median of €410,000.
How does Dublin 8 compare to the rest of Dublin?
The Dublin 8 median (€410,000) is 15% below the Co. Dublin median of €485,000.

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Based on 1,049 full-market Property Price Register sales geolocated to Dublin 8 (20 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.