Property prices rise 12.3% so far in 2017

Residential property prices rose by 12.3% nationally in the year to July, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

The CSO’s Residential Property Price Index shows that prices in Dublin rose by 12.7% in the year to July, compared to an 11.7% increase over the same period in the rest of the country.

The A96 ‘Glenageary’ area was the postcode with the highest median price for residential property at €638,000, followed by A94 ‘Blackrock’, where the median price was €571,250.