Annual house price growth in Cork higher than national average in 2025

Sherry FitzGerald’s Ann O’Mahony crunches the housing numbers

New homes at Bayly, a new development by Cairn Homes, just off the Carrigaline Road Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The Irish economy continues to show resilience, despite the broader economic and geopolitical challenges that have been present throughout the year. Following a particularly strong start to 2025, the pace of growth in the economy has slowed as we moved through the year, largely due to significant declines in investment expenditure and goods exports, following the front-loading of exports to the US seen in Q1 in anticipation of new tariffs. That said, the economy is expected to perform strongly overall in 2025.

As has been the case for the last number of years, the Irish residential market remains characterised by supply-side challenges, and ever-increasing demand, leading to robust price inflation. These issues are all evident in the Cork market also. According to the Sherry FitzGerald Price Index, annual price growth in Cork at the end of September 2025 stood at 7.7%, higher than the national average, 7.3%.