South Dublin · report
New homes in South Dublin
54.5% more homes were granted planning permission in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Permitted, 12 months
- 3,052
- Per 1,000 residents
- 10.1
Homes granted planning permission in South Dublin
Homes granted planning permission over the previous 12 months, at each quarter.
- South Dublin
- Ten-year average
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| Period | South Dublin |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 3,052 |
| Mar 2026 | 2,162 |
| Dec 2025 | 1,621 |
| Sep 2025 | 1,263 |
| Jun 2025 | 1,119 |
| Mar 2025 | 738 |
| Dec 2024 | 1,248 |
| Sep 2024 | 1,342 |
| Jun 2024 | 1,186 |
| Mar 2024 | 1,477 |
| Dec 2023 | 1,543 |
| Sep 2023 | 1,383 |
| Jun 2023 | 1,464 |
| Mar 2023 | 1,133 |
| Dec 2022 | 764 |
| Sep 2022 | 1,563 |
| Jun 2022 | 1,828 |
| Mar 2022 | 1,941 |
| Dec 2021 | 1,830 |
| Sep 2021 | 1,539 |
| Jun 2021 | 1,780 |
| Mar 2021 | 2,486 |
| Dec 2020 | 4,366 |
| Sep 2020 | 5,304 |
| Jun 2020 | 4,572 |
| Mar 2020 | 4,127 |
| Dec 2019 | 2,124 |
| Sep 2019 | 1,314 |
| Jun 2019 | 1,650 |
| Mar 2019 | 1,321 |
| Dec 2018 | 1,990 |
Homes finished and licensed each year in South Dublin
Homes completed (columns) against homes granted planning permission (line), each year since 2011. CSO.
- Homes finished
- Homes licensed
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| Year | Homes finished | Homes licensed |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,516 | 1,621 |
| 2024 | 3,080 | 1,248 |
| 2023 | 3,234 | 1,543 |
| 2022 | 1,747 | 764 |
| 2021 | 942 | 1,830 |
| 2020 | 1,622 | 4,366 |
| 2019 | 1,657 | 2,124 |
| 2018 | 1,650 | 1,990 |
| 2017 | 979 | — |
| 2016 | 470 | — |
| 2015 | 306 | — |
| 2014 | 239 | — |
| 2013 | 142 | — |
| 2012 | 129 | — |
| 2011 | 122 | — |
Planning permission is permission to build, not a finished home: most homes are completed one to three years later, and some never are. The CSO counts the houses and apartments in the permissions granted each quarter: Ireland's since 1975, its regions' and councils' since 2018.
Other reports for South Dublin
At the average sale price, a home costs €503,722. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €2,023 a month. Ireland sets no cap on the payment; the Central Bank limits most mortgages to four times gross income for first-time buyers and 3.5 times for others.
- Payment, two incomes
- 20%
- Payment, one income
- 41%
Figures for Dublin: South Dublin has no reliable figures of its own.
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average rent of the tenancies registered with the RTB in the year. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- €2,159
- Owning per month
- €2,298
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 3 times since 2010. The deepest began in January 2010.
- Deepest fall
- −30.3%
- Recovery from the low
- 27 months
3.8% of the 106,074 homes counted in the 2022 census were unoccupied: vacant, or holiday homes.
- Empty, 2022 census
- 3.8%
- Empty homes
- 3,980