Living in Ballsbridge, Co. Dublin: Schools, Commute & House Prices 2026

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Ballsbridge is a town in Co. Dublin, about 11 minutes from Dublin city centre by car and on the rail line, 5 schools, 41.6% of households own their home. Living here costs a median €957,781 to buy or €2,555 a month to rent (a 3.2% gross yield).

Official CSO, Department of Education, Transport for Ireland, PPR & RTB data · 124 sales · updated July 2026

How Ballsbridge compares: at €957,781 it is 92% above the County Dublin median of €500k. Its 3.2% gross yield is below the county average of 5.2%.Recent activity in Ballsbridge: latest recorded sale Jun 2026; 2 new homes approved in the last year; prices +2.2% year on year. This page updates as new official data lands.

Who lives in Ballsbridge — 41.6% own their home, full Census breakdown

Who lives in Ballsbridge

3,924 people live in Ballsbridge on Census 2022 night. 42% of households own their home and 48% rent, so Ballsbridge leans towards renters. The most common way to commute is by foot or bike (43%). 15% are under 15 and 15% are aged 65 and over. 84% of those who have finished education hold a third level qualification.

Source: CSO Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics, CC-BY 4.0. Figures are for the Pembroke East E electoral division around Ballsbridge.

Getting around and commuting

Nearest train station: Lansdowne Road (in the town), on the DART line

Public transport serving Ballsbridge — Rail + bus

Getting around Ballsbridge

Ballsbridge is served by 7 public-transport operators running 26 scheduled routes. Operators are Aircoach, Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail, Joe Moroney Coach Hire Ltd, McConnon Travel and Nitelink, Dublin Bus.

Scheduled routes (a sample of 26)

• 2 - Dublin Airport - Gorey - Wexford
• 4 - Monkstown Avenue - Heuston Station
• 7 - Brides Glen Luas - Mountjoy Square
• 38 - Damastown - Burlington Road
• 39 - Ongar - Burlington Rd
• 70 - Dunboyne - Burlington Rd
• 7A - Loughlinstown - Mountjoy Sq
• 7E - Mountjoy Square - Dalkey
• 7n - Dublin City South, D'Olier Street - Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Woodbrook Golf Club
• S2 - Sean Moore Road - Heuston Station
• 120 - Ashtown Station - Parnell St
• 180 - Clones - Monaghan - Dublin
• 27X - Clare Hall - UCD Belfield
• 38A - Damastown via Navan Rd - Burlington Rd

Source: Transport for Ireland GTFS_All feed (NTA), CC-BY 4.0. Stops matched to the town within a 6 km radius; route list capped.

Schools in Ballsbridge

There are 3 primary and 2 post-primary schools in and around Ballsbridge, 2 of them in the DEIS programme.

Source: Department of Education, Data on Individual Schools. CC-BY 4.0.

Things to do in and around Ballsbridge

• Heritage nearby: St. Mary's Abbey Abbey, Dublin City (3 km) · St. Audoens Church, Dublin City (3 km) · Casino Marino, Dublin City (5 km) · Rathfarnham Castle (5 km)
• Walking trails in County Dublin: Wicklow Way · Barnaslingan - Pine loop trail (Blue) · Barnaslingan - Scalp Lookout Trail (Red) · Carrickgollogan - Lead Mines Way - (Orange)
• Nature reserves: Wicklow Mountains National Park · North Bull Island Nature Reserve · Rogerstown Estuary Nature Reserve

Where Ballsbridge is

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors

What it costs: house prices and rent in Ballsbridge

What this means: New builds in Ballsbridge sell at about a 91% premium to second-hand homes (€1,750,000 vs €917,500).

Recent sales in Ballsbridge

Actual sale prices from the Property Price Register, verifiable at propertypriceregister.ie.

Ballsbridge median price, year by year

Average rent by size

Maximum legal rent increase in Ballsbridge

Since 1 March 2026 a rent review is capped at the lower of 2% a year (pro rata) or CPI inflation.

The full March 2026 rent review rules

Ballsbridge compared with County Dublin

Rent or buy in Ballsbridge?

At a glance: €957,781 to buy versus €2,555 a month to rent, a 3.2% gross yield.

Local Property Tax in Ballsbridge

The median home (€957,781) falls in LPT Band 9, a base charge of €903 a year before Dublin County Council's local adjustment factor. Use the calculator for your exact valuation.

Renting in Ballsbridge: the March 2026 rent rules

Every rent increase is now capped at the lesser of 2% a year (pro rata) or CPI inflation, nationwide since 1 March 2026. A review needs 90 days' notice on the RTB form, no more than one in any 12 months, and the notice must cite three comparable homes from the RTB Rent Register. Check any rent increase against the legal cap, or see average rents for every Leinster town.

Before you move: planning and flood

Recent development in Ballsbridge

In the 12 months to July 2026, 38 planning grants were recorded in and around Ballsbridge, including 2 new homes approved across those grants.

Source: Irish Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (ArcGIS, CC-BY 4.0). Granted applications keyed to the nearest town within 7 km. Homes column shows residential units in the application where recorded.

What this means: The 2 homes approved here in the last year are about 0% of Ballsbridge's roughly 1,511 households, a supply pipeline that typically eases price pressure.

Flood maps

For the modelled fluvial, coastal and pluvial flood extents around Ballsbridge, open the official OPW flood maps, the authoritative source for Ballsbridge, Dublin.

View the official OPW flood maps for Ballsbridge →

Source: Office of Public Works, floodinfo.ie. No OPW flood-extent values are reproduced here.

County context

Planning permissions are reported at NUTS3 region level; counties in this region share a figure.

Sources: CSO F1001, CIA02, BHQ09. CC-BY 4.0.

Nearby Dublin towns

Dartry · Mount Merrion · Sandycove · Glenageary · Dalkey · Rathgar

All Dublin house prices · All Leinster house prices

Sources: CSO Census 2022, Department of Education, Transport for Ireland, Property Price Register (PSRA), CSO RPPI, RTB via CSO. CC-BY. Figures verifiable at the official source.