Market Insights · Cross-county
Who buys where in Ireland — buyer type by county
Every county ranked by share of sales going to first-time buyers, movers, individual investors, or institutional / fund buyers, over the last 5 years. Counties with fewer than 30 transactions in the window are greyed out — a striking ranking off thin data is worse than no ranking.
Showing: over the last 5 years
Source: CSO HPM02 — Residential Dwelling Property Transactions (completed stamp-duty executions). Market transactions only. Cadence: monthly, as published.
Buyer types: FTB — first home purchase. Movers — previously owned, buying to live in. Investors — buy-to-let, holiday homes. Institutional — companies, REITs, funds, local authorities.