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

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Donnybrook is a town in Co. Dublin, about 11 minutes from Dublin city centre by car and on the rail line, 2 schools, 44.9% of households own their home. Living here costs a median €1,007,500 to buy or €2,665 a month to rent (a 3.2% gross yield).

Official CSO, Department of Education, Transport for Ireland, PPR & RTB data · 91 sales · updated July 2026

How Donnybrook compares: at €1,007,500 it is 101% above the County Dublin median of €500k. Its 3.2% gross yield is below the county average of 5.2%.Recent activity in Donnybrook: latest recorded sale Jun 2026; 3 new homes approved in the last year; prices +4.4% year on year. This page updates as new official data lands.

Who lives in Donnybrook — 44.9% own their home, full Census breakdown

Who lives in Donnybrook

5,705 people live in Donnybrook on Census 2022 night. 45% of households own their home and 48% rent, so Donnybrook leans towards renters. The most common way to commute is by foot or bike (47%). 15% are under 15 and 13% 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 Rathmines East B electoral division around Donnybrook.

Getting around and commuting

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

Public transport serving Donnybrook — 11 operators

Getting around Donnybrook

Donnybrook is served by 11 public-transport operators running 37 scheduled routes. Operators are Aircoach, Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Go-Ahead Ireland, Joe Moroney Coach Hire Ltd, Kearns Transport, Matthews Coach Hire, McConnon Travel, Nitelink, Dublin Bus, St. Kevin's Bus Service and Wexford Bus.

Scheduled routes (a sample of 37)

• 11 - Phoenix Park - Sandyford Business District
• 44 - Enniskerry - DCU
• 7B - Shankill - Mountjoy Square
• 7D - Dalkey - Mountjoy Square
• 7E - Mountjoy Square - Dalkey
• E1 - Ballywaltrim - Northwood
• E2 - Dun Laoghaire - Harristown
• X1 - Kilcoole - Hawkins Street
• X2 - Newcastle - Hawkins Street
• 116 - Whitechurch - Parnell Square
• 118 - Kilternan - Eden Quay
• 11B - Phoenix Park - Donnybrook
• 133 - Dublin - Wicklow
• 180 - Clones - Monaghan - Dublin

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 Donnybrook

There are 1 primary and 1 post-primary schools in and around Donnybrook.

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

Things to do in and around Donnybrook

• Heritage nearby: St. Audoens Church, Dublin City (3 km) · St. Mary's Abbey Abbey, Dublin City (4 km) · Rathfarnham Castle (4 km) · Kilmainham Gaol (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 Donnybrook is

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What it costs: house prices and rent in Donnybrook

Recent sales in Donnybrook

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

Donnybrook median price, year by year

Average rent by size

Maximum legal rent increase in Donnybrook

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

Donnybrook compared with County Dublin

Rent or buy in Donnybrook?

At a glance: €1,007,500 to buy versus €2,665 a month to rent, a 3.2% gross yield.

Local Property Tax in Donnybrook

The median home (€1,007,500) 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 Donnybrook: 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 Donnybrook

In the 12 months to July 2026, 28 planning grants were recorded in and around Donnybrook, including 3 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 3 homes approved here in the last year are about 0% of Donnybrook's roughly 2,413 households, a supply pipeline that typically eases price pressure.

Flood maps

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

View the official OPW flood maps for Donnybrook →

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.