Kinsale property prices surge by over 40% with Dublin 6 the most expensive in Ireland

Dublin 6 — which includes Ranelagh and Rathgar — is the most expensive place to buy a home in Ireland.

However, the postal district showing the greatest jump in residential property prices comparing the year to July 2015 to the year to July 2016 was Kinsale. The average price for a home in the popular Cork seaside town increased by a massive 40.5% from €255,714 to €359,259.

According to stamp duty returns filed in the 12 months to July, the average price for a property in Dublin 6 is €694,148 — the highest of any postcode in the country.