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

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Carrickmines is a town in Co. Dublin, about 18 minutes from Dublin city centre by car and on the rail line, 3 schools, 57.1% of households own their home. Living here costs a median €715,050 to buy or €2,220 a month to rent (a 3.7% gross yield).

Official CSO, Department of Education, Transport for Ireland, PPR & RTB data · 45 sales · updated July 2026

How Carrickmines compares: at €715,050 it is 43% above the County Dublin median of €500k. Its 3.7% gross yield is below the county average of 5.2%.Recent activity in Carrickmines: latest recorded sale Jun 2026; prices -5.9% year on year. This page updates as new official data lands.

Who lives in Carrickmines — 57.1% own their home, full Census breakdown

Who lives in Carrickmines

5,362 people live in Carrickmines on Census 2022 night. 57% of households own their home and 40% rent, so Carrickmines leans towards owner occupiers. The most common way to commute is by car (63%). It skews young: 22% are under 15 against 6% aged 65 and over. 72% 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 Cabinteely-Loughlinstown electoral division around Carrickmines.

Getting around and commuting

Nearest train station: Killiney (3.9 km away), on the DART line

Public transport serving Carrickmines — 4 operators

Getting around Carrickmines

Carrickmines is served by 4 public-transport operators running 5 scheduled routes. Operators are Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus, Go-Ahead Ireland, LUAS and Nitelink, Dublin Bus. The Luas tram network reaches the town.

Scheduled routes

• 46n - Dublin City South, D'Olier Street - Dundrum, Outside Luas Station
• L14 - Southern Cross Road - Palermo
• L26 - Blackrock Station - Kilternan Village
• L27 - Dun Laoghaire Stn - Leopardstown Valley
• Green - Parnell - Brides Glen

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 Carrickmines

There are 2 primary and 1 post-primary schools in and around Carrickmines.

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

Things to do in and around Carrickmines

• Heritage nearby: Tully Church (1 km) · Monkstown Castle (4 km) · Kilmashogue Megalithic Tomb (7 km) · Rathfarnham Castle (9 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 Carrickmines is

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors

What it costs: house prices and rent in Carrickmines

What this means: New builds in Carrickmines sell at about a 10% discount to second-hand homes (€695,000 vs €768,500).

Recent sales in Carrickmines

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

Carrickmines median price, year by year

Average rent by size

Maximum legal rent increase in Carrickmines

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

Carrickmines compared with County Dublin

Rent or buy in Carrickmines?

At a glance: €715,050 to buy versus €2,220 a month to rent, a 3.7% gross yield.

Local Property Tax in Carrickmines

The median home (€715,050) falls in LPT Band 6, a base charge of €618 a year before Dublin County Council's local adjustment factor. Use the calculator for your exact valuation.

Renting in Carrickmines: 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 Carrickmines

In the 12 months to July 2026, 12 planning grants were recorded in and around Carrickmines.

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.

Flood maps

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

View the official OPW flood maps for Carrickmines →

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.