Southern property prices and rental yields

Region of Ireland

Home prices in Southern rose 8.6% a year on average from 2016 to 2025, the 2nd fastest of 3 regions in Ireland. Local rents are not published, so Ireland's rental yield of 6.0% is shown. A square metre cost €3,817 in 2025.

Updated 2026-10-28 · Data 2015–2026 so far

Price growth
+8.6%
a year, 2016–2025
Rental yield
6.0%
12-month lets, gross, 2016–2025 average, Ireland figure
Price per m²
€3,817
2025
Price growth in 2026 so far
+6.0%
on the same months of 2025

Areas of Southern

2016–2025, sorted by price growth
Mid-West +9.0% 6.0%* €2,743
South-East +8.5% 6.0%* €2,758
South-West +8.4% 5.6% €5,219

Price growth: 2016–2025, compound average per year, in the country's own currency, before inflation. Rental yields: 12-month lets, gross. Price per m²: latest year, from the best published source for each area. * Figure of the larger area: no local data. – no data.

Price growth by year

% change on the year before

201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

How Southern compares

Southern
Price growth+8.6%
Rental yield6.0%
Price per m²€3,817
Ireland
Price growth+7.0%
Rental yield6.0%
Price per m²€3,860

Questions

What is the average property price per m² in Southern?

€3,817 per m² in 2025, from Central Statistics Office (CSO). It ranges from €2,743 in Mid-West to €5,219 in South-West.

How much have property prices risen in Southern?

+8.6% a year on average from 2016 to 2025, and +6.0% in 2026 so far.

What rental yield can you get in Southern?

No local rent figures are published for Southern; Ireland's average gross yield was 6.0% in 2016–2025.

Which area of Southern had the highest price growth?

Mid-West, at +9.0% a year from 2016 to 2025, ahead of South-East at +8.5%.

Sources

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