CSO Residential Property Prices 2005-2011

The release of Residential Property Index figures for the month of December 2011 by the CSO allow us to compare how house prices have performed between January 2005 and December 2011. This gives us a comprehensive overview of when and how the market has changed and what sectors have been affected the most by the downturn in property prices.
The interactive table below provides an overview of this period summarising the annual change over 12 months, the overall change from when the specific market was at its peak and the Residential House Price Index score which operates form a base of 100 from January 2005.

A brief analysis of figures informs us that overall house prices nationally are down 47.1%. Apartments in Dublin have declined more than any other market sector with a fall of 57.7%. Overall house prices in Dublin have fared worse than outside Dublin with a fall of 53.7% in comparison to 42.4% outside Dublin.

The greatest period of decline for the market was recorded in August 2009 where prices recorded were 20.8% lower than 12 months previously. The current rate of decline when comparing Dec 2011 and 2010 is 16.7%.

Explore the interactive data below by using the filters to analyse different sectors, locations and values.

Full CSO report available here.