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SUMMARY
A normal Dublin townhouse costs about €500,000–€600,000 today, although the market still stretches from roughly €350,000 in the most affordable districts to well above €2 million for prime period houses.
The word “townhouse” is less useful in Dublin than it sounds. Most homes an international buyer would call townhouses appear in Irish data as terraced or end-of-terrace houses, so pricing the market properly means looking through those categories rather than searching for one official townhouse average.
Bedroom count only gets us so far. Two- and three-bedroom houses in Dublin 7, Dublin 8 or Dublin 12 can sit around €450,000–€600,000, while similar bedroom counts in Ranelagh or Ballsbridge can approach or exceed €1 million.
The sub-€400,000 market is still real, particularly in Finglas, Tallaght and Dublin 15. The problem is depth: there are fewer suitable homes, and a low asking price can be pushed sharply higher when several buyers compete.
€500,000 is an important dividing line. It can still buy a genuinely good two- or three-bedroom house in several established districts, but it usually forces a choice between location, space and condition.
A budget of roughly €550,000–€650,000 opens the market much more noticeably. That is where buyers start to gain access to stronger streets, larger family homes and a wider mix of northside, west Dublin and selected southside options.
Asking prices can understate what a competitive house will actually cost. Recent examples show premiums of roughly 10%–20% above guide price, so a buyer searching at the top of their borrowing limit can get squeezed quickly.
Prime south Dublin is a different market. Ranelagh, Rathmines, Ballsbridge, Donnybrook and Sandymount carry a postcode and period-property premium that can matter more than an extra bedroom or a few dozen square metres.
Older housing is not automatically cheaper. Ordinary older suburban terraces often are the affordable route into the market, but a Victorian or Georgian terrace in Dublin 4 or Dublin 6 can cost far more than a newer townhouse farther from the centre.
For most buyers, the practical budget is therefore straightforward: around €400,000 if location is flexible, €500,000–€600,000 for the broad middle of the market, €700,000+ for materially more choice, and seven figures once the search moves into prime Dublin.
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How much does a townhouse cost in Dublin now?
What does “townhouse” actually mean in Dublin?
A Dublin townhouse usually means a terraced or end-of-terrace house, because Irish property websites rarely treat “townhouse” as its own clean statistical category.
That sounds like a technical detail, but it changes how we have to price the market. Daft generally classifies the homes a foreign buyer might call townhouses as terraces or end-of-terraces. Official Irish housing statistics go broader again and mainly separate houses from apartments.
The category therefore covers very different properties. A 65 m² red-brick house in Phibsborough, a modern three-bedroom terrace in Dublin 15 and a 250 m² Georgian house in Dublin 4 can all reasonably be called townhouses by an international buyer.
For this reason, we get a much better answer by studying recent terraced sales, current asking prices and postcode-level house prices rather than looking for a single “townhouse average” that does not really exist.
| What buyers often call it | Typical Irish listing category | Common size | Rough price territory now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small city red-brick house | Terrace | 50–80 m² | €350k–€600k |
| Standard family townhouse | Terrace / end terrace | 80–120 m² | €450k–€750k |
| Modern suburban townhouse | Terrace / end terrace | 90–150 m² | €500k–€900k |
| Large south-Dublin period house | Terrace | 140–250+ m² | €900k–€2m+ |
| Prime Georgian or Victorian townhouse | Period terrace | 200–400+ m² | €1.5m–€3m+ |
So how much does a normal Dublin townhouse cost today?
A normal two- or three-bedroom Dublin townhouse currently costs roughly €400,000 to €700,000, with about €500,000 to €600,000 being the most useful middle-of-the-market budget.
That range fits what buyers are actually paying much better than one citywide average. Recent Daft sold records show a two-bedroom house at Kings Inns Court in Dublin 7 selling for €467,500 and another two-bedroom terrace on St Ignatius Road in Phibsborough reaching €485,000. A three-bedroom property on Drimnagh Road sold for €480,000.
Go a few kilometres south and the numbers change fast. A three-bedroom terrace at Anna Villa in Ranelagh sold for €935,000, while a three-bedroom house in Shrewsbury, Ballsbridge, reached €960,000. Large period terraces in Dublin 4 have recently sold well above €2 million.
The broader Dublin market points in the same direction. MyHome's latest quarterly figures put the median asking price for a newly listed Dublin home at €495,000. That includes apartments and detached houses as well, but it gives us a useful reality check: €500,000 is now close to the normal starting point for a decent urban family property rather than a premium budget.
For most buyers, the market falls into three broad steps. Around €400,000 gets the search started. Around €500,000–€600,000 gives us much more choice. Once the budget moves past €800,000, neighbourhood and period character start becoming major parts of what we are paying for.
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Can you still buy a Dublin townhouse for under €400,000?
Yes, townhouses under €400,000 are still available in Dublin today, especially around Finglas, Tallaght, Blanchardstown and some other outer districts.
Recent sales show that this is still a real market rather than a theoretical price point. A three-bedroom home in Poppintree sold for €350,000, while another house in Finglas East reached €400,000. In Dublin 15, a three-bedroom terrace in Blanchardstown sold for €340,000 and a two-bedroom property in Clonee reached €355,000.
Tallaght also remains one of the more accessible parts of Dublin. Recent terraced transactions include three-bedroom properties around the high €300,000s and low €400,000s, while asking prices for some homes still begin below €350,000.
The catch is competition. A cheap asking price does not guarantee a cheap final purchase. A two-bedroom house at Heath Square in Dublin 11 was advertised at €350,000 and eventually sold for €424,000.
So a €350,000 budget can still work, but the choice becomes narrow. Around €400,000 gives us a much more realistic chance of actually closing on a decent two- or three-bedroom house.
| Area | What roughly €350k–€400k buys | Recent market evidence | Price level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finglas / Dublin 11 | 2–3 bed terrace | Sales around €350k–€424k | Low |
| Blanchardstown / Dublin 15 | 2–3 bed terrace | Sales around €340k–€400k | Low |
| Tallaght / Dublin 24 | 2–3 bed terrace | Often high €300ks to low €400ks | Low |
| Crumlin / Dublin 12 | Smaller 2–3 bed terrace | Often nearer €450k–€500k | Mid-low |
| Cabra / Phibsborough | Usually a smaller 2 bed | Commonly €425k–€500k+ | Mid |
| Inchicore / Dublin 8 | Compact terrace | Commonly €430k–€550k | Mid |
How much does a two-bedroom townhouse cost in Dublin?
A two-bedroom Dublin townhouse usually costs around €400,000 to €550,000 now if we want an established neighbourhood reasonably close to the city.
Recent transactions cluster quite neatly around that level. Kings Inns Court in Dublin 7 sold for €467,500. St Ignatius Road in Phibsborough reached €485,000. A two-bedroom terrace in Drumcondra sold above €550,000.
Small houses can still be surprisingly expensive because Dublin buyers pay heavily for location. A 62 m² terrace on Terenure Road North sold for €420,000, while compact two-bedroom properties in Rathmines can move comfortably above €500,000.
Farther out, the same bedroom count costs less. Recent Dublin 15 two-bedroom sales have landed from the mid-€300,000s upward, depending on the development and exact location.
So around €450,000 gets us properly into the two-bedroom market. At €500,000–€550,000, the choice improves noticeably in Dublin 7, Dublin 8, Dublin 9 and similar inner suburbs.
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What does a three-bedroom Dublin townhouse cost now?
A three-bedroom townhouse in Dublin currently sits around €450,000 to €700,000 across much of the mainstream market.
At the cheaper end, we still find three-bedroom homes around €350,000–€400,000 in Finglas, Tallaght and parts of Dublin 15. Once we move toward established inner suburbs, prices rise quickly. A Drimnagh Road terrace sold for €480,000, while three-bedroom properties around Dublin 8 and Drumcondra commonly move into the €500,000s and €600,000s.
South Dublin stretches the range much further. Three-bedroom properties around Rathfarnham, Dundrum and Churchtown regularly reach roughly €600,000–€800,000 depending on size and condition.
Prime areas sit in another price bracket altogether. A three-bedroom Ranelagh terrace sold for €935,000. A three-bedroom Shrewsbury property in Dublin 4 reached €960,000, while a three-bedroom house on Raglan Lane in Ballsbridge sold for €1.45 million.
Three bedrooms alone tell us surprisingly little. A modest postcode can keep the price near €400,000, while a prime address can push essentially the same bedroom count past €1 million.
| Three-bedroom area | Rough current range | Recent examples | Market position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finglas / Tallaght | €350k–€450k | ~€350k–€400k | Entry level |
| Dublin 12 | €450k–€550k | Around €480k | Affordable inner suburb |
| Dublin 3 / Dublin 9 | €500k–€700k | ~€500k–€720k | Established northside |
| Dublin 7 / Dublin 8 | €500k–€750k | Often €500k+ | Central premium |
| Rathfarnham / Dundrum | €600k–€800k | Frequently €600k–€750k+ | Southside family market |
| Ranelagh / Dublin 4 | €900k–€1.5m+ | €935k–€1.45m | Prime |
Where do Dublin townhouse prices jump the most?
Dublin townhouse prices rise most sharply when the search moves into Ranelagh, Rathmines, Ballsbridge, Donnybrook and Sandymount.
Current transactions show how abrupt that change can be. A fairly ordinary two-bedroom or three-bedroom terrace in Dublin 7, Dublin 8 or Dublin 12 can sell for around €450,000–€600,000. Recent Ranelagh and Ballsbridge sales with similar bedroom counts have been closer to €900,000–€1.5 million.
Dublin 4 gives us the clearest extreme. A three-bedroom Shrewsbury terrace recently sold for €960,000. A three-bedroom Raglan Lane property reached €1.45 million. A four-bedroom Wellington Road townhouse sold for €2.8 million.
Rathmines and Ranelagh behave similarly once we reach larger period houses. Recent Dublin 6 terrace sales include €935,000 for a three-bedroom property, €1.3 million for a five-bedroom Grosvenor Road house and just over €1.6 million for a four-bedroom home on Cowper Road.
The north-south cliché only explains part of this. Drumcondra and Clontarf-adjacent areas are expensive too, while Tallaght remains relatively affordable despite lying south of the Liffey. The biggest premium comes from a small group of very desirable neighbourhoods rather than from the southside as a whole.
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Is €500,000 enough for a good townhouse in Dublin?
€500,000 is still enough to buy a good Dublin townhouse, but today it gives us a selective search rather than free choice across the city.
Around that budget, recent sales include a €467,500 two-bedroom house in Dublin 7, a €480,000 three-bedroom terrace in Drimnagh and a €485,000 two-bedroom property in Phibsborough. Similar money can buy more space in Dublin 11, Dublin 15 or Dublin 24.
The budget becomes tight once we move toward Dublin 6, Dublin 4 or stronger parts of Dublin 14. In Ranelagh and Ballsbridge, €500,000 generally does not reach a normal family townhouse at all.
At €500,000, buyers usually have to choose between location, floor area and condition rather than getting all three. At €600,000, that trade-off becomes much easier.
Will a Dublin townhouse actually sell for the asking price?
Usually not: attractive Dublin townhouses are still selling above their asking prices surprisingly often.
MyHome's recent market analysis found Dublin transactions running roughly 9%–10% above original asking prices during parts of the year. Individual sales show that the gap can be much larger.
The Heath Square house mentioned earlier went from a €350,000 asking price to a €424,000 sale, a jump of about 21%. A Phibsborough two-bedroom advertised at €425,000 sold for €485,000, roughly 14% higher. A Drumcondra property marketed at €650,000 reached €722,000.
The pattern also reaches the premium market. A three-bedroom Shrewsbury house in Ballsbridge was marketed at €850,000 and sold for €960,000. Another four-bedroom property nearby went from €1.095 million to €1.27 million.
This bidding pressure is one reason the cheapest listings can give a false impression of affordability. When we search at €450,000, we should be comfortable with the possibility that the actual purchase price ends up around €480,000 or €500,000.
| Asking price | 5% above | 8% above | 10% above | 12% above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €350,000 | €367,500 | €378,000 | €385,000 | €392,000 |
| €400,000 | €420,000 | €432,000 | €440,000 | €448,000 |
| €500,000 | €525,000 | €540,000 | €550,000 | €560,000 |
| €600,000 | €630,000 | €648,000 | €660,000 | €672,000 |
| €750,000 | €787,500 | €810,000 | €825,000 | €840,000 |
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Are Dublin house prices still going up?
Dublin house prices are still higher than a year ago overall, although the latest data points to slower and less uniform growth than during the hottest part of the cycle.
The Central Statistics Office's latest residential property index still shows annual Dublin price growth in positive territory. MyHome's latest quarterly report also recorded higher Dublin asking prices and put the median newly listed home at €495,000.
At the same time, short-term datasets have become less one-sided. Some transaction-based measures have shown softer months even while asking prices remain high and competitive homes continue to sell above guide prices.
That combination makes sense. A market does not need double-digit annual inflation for a good townhouse to attract six or eight serious bidders. Dublin still has limited stock in the neighbourhoods many families actually want, so slower headline growth has not translated into easy buying conditions.
The market looks expensive and competitive, with slower headline growth but no real sign that good townhouses have become easy to buy.
Does size or postcode matter more for a Dublin townhouse?
Postcode can matter as much as floor area for a Dublin townhouse, and sometimes considerably more.
Recent sales make the contrast easy to see. A 63 m² two-bedroom house at Kings Inns Court sold for €467,500, or around €7,400 per square metre. A 70 m² property on St Ignatius Road reached €485,000, close to €6,900 per square metre.
Larger houses in cheaper districts can trade at much lower rates per square metre. That is how a three-bedroom family house with considerably more space can sometimes sell for roughly the same total price as a compact two-bedroom home closer to the centre.
Then we reach prime south Dublin. A four-bedroom, 190 m² Cowper Road terrace in Rathmines sold for about €1.61 million. Wellington Road in Dublin 4 reached €2.8 million for 299 m².
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Are new Dublin townhouses cheaper than old ones?
New Dublin townhouses are often more expensive than ordinary older suburban terraces, especially once we compare homes of similar size.
Buyers currently pay a premium for modern energy ratings, lower heating costs, new kitchens and bathrooms, better insulation and the absence of immediate renovation work.
That puts many new three-bedroom schemes around Dublin in the €500,000s, €600,000s and above. Southside developments can run higher again, particularly in Dublin 18 and other areas where new family housing competes with already expensive second-hand stock.
Older terraces offer a cheaper route into the market. Dublin 11, Dublin 15 and Dublin 24 still produce second-hand two- and three-bedroom sales in the €350,000–€450,000 range.
Period houses complicate the picture. An old terrace in Ballsbridge or Ranelagh can easily cost more than a new-build townhouse twice as far from the centre. Age by itself tells us very little about price; the cheapest part of the market is usually older suburban stock, while prime historic homes sit at the opposite extreme.
How much does a period townhouse cost in Dublin?
A proper Victorian or Georgian townhouse in prime Dublin usually starts around €1 million and can easily climb beyond €2 million.
Recent sales are clear enough. A five-bedroom house on Grosvenor Road in Rathmines sold for €1.3 million. A four-bedroom Cowper Road terrace reached €1.608 million.
Dublin 4 goes higher. A five-bedroom Eglinton Park property in Donnybrook sold for €1.95 million. A four-bedroom Sandymount Road house reached €2.575 million, while a 299 m² townhouse on Wellington Road sold for €2.8 million.
Smaller period houses remain much cheaper. Compact red-bricks and cottages around Rathmines, Ringsend, Dublin 7 and Dublin 8 can still trade in the €450,000–€800,000 zone.
So when an estate agent describes something as a “period townhouse,” we really need the floor area and address before the phrase tells us anything useful about price.
| Type of Dublin townhouse | Rough price now | Typical buyer proposition |
|---|---|---|
| Older outer-Dublin terrace | €300k–€450k | Cheapest route into a house |
| Small inner-city red-brick | €400k–€600k | Location over space |
| Mainstream family terrace | €450k–€700k | Broad middle market |
| Modern new-build townhouse | €500k–€900k | Efficiency and low maintenance |
| Prime Dublin 6 period house | €900k–€1.7m+ | Location and character |
| Large Dublin 4 townhouse | €1.5m–€3m+ | Scarce prime property |
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How much cash do you need to buy a Dublin townhouse?
A €500,000 Dublin townhouse typically requires at least €50,000 of deposit before stamp duty, legal fees and other buying costs if we are using a standard owner-occupier mortgage.
The Central Bank of Ireland currently allows first-time buyers to borrow up to four times gross household income under the standard mortgage measures. Second and subsequent buyers are generally capped at 3.5 times income. Both categories normally need at least a 10% deposit, although banks have limited room to lend above the standard limits.
For a first-time buyer purchasing at €500,000, a 90% mortgage would be €450,000. Reaching that amount under the standard four-times-income rule requires gross household income of about €112,500.
At €600,000, the minimum 10% deposit becomes €60,000 and a €540,000 mortgage implies gross household income of roughly €135,000.
Revenue currently charges residential stamp duty at 1% up to €1 million, 2% on the portion from €1 million to €1.5 million and 6% above €1.5 million. So the stamp-duty bill on a €500,000 house is €5,000.
| Purchase price | 10% deposit | 90% mortgage | Income needed at 4× | Stamp duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €350,000 | €35,000 | €315,000 | €78,750 | €3,500 |
| €400,000 | €40,000 | €360,000 | €90,000 | €4,000 |
| €500,000 | €50,000 | €450,000 | €112,500 | €5,000 |
| €600,000 | €60,000 | €540,000 | €135,000 | €6,000 |
| €750,000 | €75,000 | €675,000 | €168,750 | €7,500 |
| €1,000,000 | €100,000 | €900,000 | €225,000 | €10,000 |
What budget gives you the most choice in Dublin?
Around €550,000 to €650,000 currently gives a buyer the widest useful choice of Dublin townhouses without entering the premium market.
Below €400,000, the search becomes heavily concentrated around the cheaper outer districts. Between €450,000 and €500,000, we can add Crumlin, parts of Dublin 7 and Dublin 8, Dublin 9 and a much broader selection across Dublin 15.
Once the budget reaches roughly €550,000–€650,000, many more neighbourhoods come into play. We can look at stronger streets in Drumcondra, better inner-city houses, larger family properties and selected southside suburbs without immediately moving into million-euro territory.
At €700,000–€800,000, the choice becomes stronger again, but the extra money increasingly buys a better postcode rather than simply an extra bedroom.
Once we approach €1 million, the search changes character. Ranelagh, Ballsbridge, Donnybrook, Sandymount and larger period houses become realistic, and the price range stretches much further from there.
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So how much should you budget for a Dublin townhouse now?
We would budget about €500,000–€600,000 for a normal Dublin townhouse today, while keeping in mind that the real market stretches from roughly €350,000 at the affordable end to well above €2 million for prime period homes.
Around €350,000–€450,000, the strongest options are usually in Finglas, Tallaght, Blanchardstown and other relatively affordable districts.
Around €450,000–€600,000, we enter the broadest part of the market. This is where we find many two- and three-bedroom homes in Crumlin, Dublin 7, Dublin 8, Dublin 9 and similar established areas.
A €600,000–€800,000 budget gives much more freedom on size, condition and neighbourhood. It also brings stronger southside locations and some modern new-build townhouses into reach.
Prime Dublin starts around €900,000–€1 million and has almost no meaningful upper limit for this property type. Recent Ranelagh and Ballsbridge terraces show how quickly €1 million can become €1.5 million, €2 million or more.
Around €500,000–€600,000 is the practical answer for the kind of two- or three-bedroom Dublin townhouse most buyers have in mind. €400,000 can still work if location is flexible, while €700,000 buys noticeably more choice. In Dublin 4 or the best parts of Dublin 6, seven figures are normal.
OUR METHODOLOGY
This analysis estimates what a Dublin townhouse costs today by treating “townhouse” as a practical market category rather than an official statistical one. Irish property portals usually classify these homes as terraced or end-of-terrace houses, so we used those categories as the closest comparable property universe.
We broke the market into the dimensions that actually move the purchase price: property type, bedroom count, floor area, location, achieved versus asking price, broader market direction, and buyer financing. That lets us compare like with like instead of relying on one Dublin-wide average.
Completed transactions carried the most weight when establishing what buyers are actually paying. Asking-price data were used separately to understand current positioning and bidding pressure, while broader official and market indices were used to check whether the individual sales fitted the direction of the Dublin market as a whole.
We compared clusters of recent sales across cheaper outer districts, established inner suburbs and prime south-Dublin neighbourhoods. We also compared similar bedroom counts across different postcodes because location can add more to the final price than an extra bedroom or additional floor area.
Market direction and market competitiveness were assessed separately. Annual price indices show whether Dublin homes are rising or falling over time, while asking-to-sale premiums show what a buyer can face in a live transaction even when headline price growth is slowing.
The headline budget range was built from those comparisons rather than chosen in advance. The €500,000–€600,000 central range reflects recent two- and three-bedroom transactions across the broad middle of the market, checked against wider Dublin asking-price data.
Mortgage and tax calculations were handled separately using the current rules published by the Central Bank of Ireland and Revenue. This includes standard loan-to-income limits, the normal 90% loan-to-value ceiling for owner-occupiers, and residential stamp-duty bands.
Key sources used for this analysis include the Central Statistics Office's Residential Property Price Index, MyHome's Q2 2026 Property Report, the Central Bank of Ireland's Mortgage Measures, Revenue's residential stamp-duty rates, and Daft sold-property records for Dublin City terraces, Dublin City end-of-terrace houses, Dublin 7, Finglas, Poppintree, Tallaght, Dublin 15, Drumcondra, Ranelagh, Rathmines, Ballsbridge, and Dublin 4.
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