Rathfarnham house prices
Median sale price, year trend, rents, yields and recent sales for Rathfarnham, drawn from official property data.
In brief
The median sale price in Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin over the last 12 months is €750,000, up 3.4% on the year before across 251 recorded sales. The median advertised rent is €2,298 a month. Gross rental yield works out at +3.7%. Figures are compiled from the Property Price Register, CSO RPPI and RTB, for the data month shown below.
House prices in Rathfarnham
| Median price (12 months) | €750,000 |
|---|---|
| Year on year | +3.4% |
| Sales recorded (12 months) | 251 |
| New-build median | €1,275,000 |
| Second-hand median | €725,000 |
Median of open-market sales each year (Property Price Register). Latest year is partial.
| Year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | €580,000 | 229 |
| 2024 | €645,000 | 256 |
| 2025 | €731,000 | 282 |
| 2026 | €772,500 | 104 |
For wider context, the CSO Residential Property Price Index puts the median for South Dublin at €500,000 , up 4.3% year on year (May 2026). The CSO figure covers a wider area than the Rathfarnham sales above.
Rents in Rathfarnham
| Median rent (monthly) Q4 2025 | €2,298 |
|---|---|
| Rent, year on year | +5.3% |
| 1 bed | €1,580 |
| 2 bed | €2,020 |
| 3 bed | €2,392 |
| 4+ bed | €3,104 |
At these prices and rents, gross rental yield in Rathfarnham is +3.7% , or about +2.8% net of typical costs.
What sold in Rathfarnham
The latest of 251 sales recorded on the Property Price Register near Rathfarnham in the last 12 months, as recorded on the register. The register updates weekly, roughly two months ahead of the official averages, and this dataset refreshes weekly from it.
| Date | Address | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2026 | 5 Llewellyn Grove, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | €625,000 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 28 Woodfield, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | €976,000 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 77 Longwood Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | €898,000 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 91 Rathfarnham Wood, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | €1,285,000 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | 16 Aranleigh Mount, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | €985,000 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | 51 Grange Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | €1,400,000 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 10 Aranleigh Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | €760,000 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 127 Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | €865,000 |
Prices are as recorded on the register (new builds are recorded ex-VAT there; the medians above adjust for that, these records do not). See this month's sales before the averages update: the monthly Co. Dublin email below includes the latest Rathfarnham sales.
Planning near Rathfarnham
In the 12 months to 25 Jul 2026, 39 planning applications were granted in and around Rathfarnham. See Dublin planning applications by district for live applications, decisions and refusals.
| Decided | Development | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2026 | Demolition of existing garage at side and subdivision of the site; construction of a two storey, detached dwelling house with three bedrooms and... | 1 |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Replacement of existing attached garage with 2 storey extension, a new 2 storey rear extension of ground floor kitchen and master bedroom above, a... | – |
| 21 Nov 2025 | Demolition of existing single-storey extension to the side and rear. Construction of a two-storey pitched roof extension to the side and rear and a... | – |
| 29 May 2026 | Modifications to the previously permitted development reg ref: SD23A/0346 (An Bord Pleanala ref: ABP-320269-24), for the construction of a new two... | – |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Demolition of rear and side single storey structures (approx. 19.5sqm) and the construction of a single storey extension to front, the construction... | – |
Source: Irish Planning Applications, DHLGH ArcGIS FeatureServer, CC-BY 4.0. Grants within 7 km, keyed to the nearest tracked town.
More on Rathfarnham
- Living in Rathfarnham covers schools, commute and what it is like to live there, with the native calculators.
- Compare against every town in the county in our Co. Dublin house prices guide.
- Visiting first? Things to do in Rathfarnham covers attractions and walks nearby.
- Nearby: Balbriggan, Blackrock, Booterstown, Cabinteely, Citywest, Dalkey.
Property data to May 2026, from PPR, CSO and RTB. How we compute these figures
Source: Property Price Register (open-market sales, new builds VAT-adjusted), CSO RPPI (HPM05/HPM09) for year-on-year context, and RTB (RIQ02) for rents. Latest recorded year is partial. See our methodology for how these figures are computed.