Buy a House or Apartment in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

The area is built around leafy streets of Victorian and Edwardian houses, Herbert Park, the RDS showgrounds and a cluster of embassies, which is where the name "embassy row" comes from. Lansdowne Road DART station and several bus corridors reach the city centre in minutes, and many residents walk or cycle to St Stephen's Green. Expect period-house maintenance costs, protected-structure rules on some streets and strong demand from international executives, which keeps resale values firm.

Ireland places no general restriction on foreign buyers. Stamp duty on residential purchases is approx. 1% up to €1m and 2% from €1m to €1.5m and 6% above €1.5m (verify locally), and a solicitor handles contracts, title and searches. Mortgage lending to non-residents is limited, so many overseas buyers use cash or equity from another property. Read our Ireland buying guide and mortgage options in Ireland, and run numbers in the property valuation tool before bidding. Sales in Dublin often go to sealed-bid style offers above the guide price, so agree finance first.

Dublin as a whole offers lower entry prices in most districts. On the coast, Blackrock is a south-side village market with sea access, while Malahide sits on the north side of the bay and is a different commuter market. Start at the Ireland overview to compare counties.