In the second quarter of 2024, Dublin 2 stood out with the highest average residential rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Dublin. The mean rental costs in Dublin 2 were ***** euros a month. Dublin 4 took the second spot with a rent of ***** euros per month. Other regions in Dublin in the top five were Dublin 1, Dublin 6, and South Co Dublin, boasting average rents ranging from ***** to ***** euros. Conversely, West Dublin emerged as the most affordable area, boasting an average monthly rent of ***** euros. Furthermore, Dublin 24, Dublin 22, North Co Dublin, and Dublin 15 joined the ranks of the top five most cost-effective districts in Dublin, with average rental charges ranging from ***** to ***** euros. Dublin is the most expensive rental market, followed by Wicklow and Kildare.

During the second quarter of 2024, Dublin City Center stood out for having the highest average price for renting a room in Ireland. The average rent for a room in Dublin city center was *** for a room with a single bed and *** for a room with a double bed. In contrast, Ulster and Connacht were the most affordable regions, with an average rent in the range of *** euros for a single bedroom and *** euros for a double bedroom. The Irish rental market has grown dramatically in the past decade, with rental costs increasing more than double since 2012.

🏠 Irish Rent Dataset

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Overview

This dataset contains average monthly rent prices across Ireland, sourced from the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) - the official Irish government body for private rental registrations.

📊 Dataset Statistics

Metric	Value
Time Period	2020 H1 - 2025 H1 (5.5 years)
Total Rows (Full)	50,208
Total Rows (Specific)	22,484
Counties Covered	26 (All of Ireland)
Unique Locations	446
Average Rent	€1,306.51/month
Median Rent	€1,200.43/month
Dublin Avg Rent	€1,831.13/month
Non-Dublin Avg	€1,023.44/month

📁 Files

processed/irish_rent_full.csv (50,208 rows)

Complete dataset including aggregated categories ("All bedrooms", "All property types"). Best for: Exploratory data analysis, visualizations, overview statistics

processed/irish_rent_specific.csv (22,484 rows)

Filtered to specific bedroom counts and property types only. Best for: Machine Learning models, regression, classification tasks

processed/irish_rent_by_county.csv (286 rows)

County-level average rents aggregated over time. Best for: Time series analysis, regional trend comparisons

🔢 Features

Target Variable

Feature	Type	Description
rent_euro	float	Average monthly rent in EUR

Time Features

Feature	Type	Description
year	int	Year (2020-2025)
half	int	Half-year (1 or 2)
half_year	string	Combined format (e.g., "2020H1")
time_period	int	Ordinal time index (1-11)

Location Features

Feature	Type	Description
county	string	Irish county (26 unique)
province	string	Irish province (Leinster, Munster, Connacht, Ulster)
area	string	Town or neighborhood name
location	string	Full location string

Property Features

Feature	Type	Description
property_type	string	Apartment, Detached/Semi-detached/Terrace house, Other flats
bedrooms	string	Bedroom category (One/Two/Three/Four+ bed)
bedrooms_num	float	Numeric bedroom count

Boolean Flags

Feature	Type	Description
is_dublin	bool	Dublin county (True/False)
is_city	bool	Major city location (True/False)
is_county_aggregate	bool	County-level aggregate data (True/False)

🎯 ML Baseline Results

Using the irish_rent_specific.csv dataset with Random Forest Regressor:

Metric	Score
R² Score	0.8557
Mean Absolute Error	€130.50

Feature Importance

1. is_dublin - 57.67% (Location is key!)
2. bedrooms_encoded - 11.73%
3. property_encoded - 11.23%
4. county_encoded - 11.16%
5. year - 6.49%
6. is_city - 1.12%
7. half - 0.61%

💡 Suggested ML Tasks

1. Rent Price Prediction - Predict rent based on location, property type, bedrooms
2. Time Series Forecasting - Forecast future rent trends by county
3. Regional Analysis - Compare and cluster counties by rent patterns
4. Classification - Predict if a rental is above/below median price
5. Anomaly Detection - Find unusually priced rentals

📈 Key Insights

• 🏙️ Dublin Premium: Dublin rents are ~80% higher than the rest of Ireland
• 📍 Location is Everything: The is_dublin flag alone explains 57% of variance
• 📊 Steady Growth: Rents have increased consistently from 2020-2025
• 🏠 Property Type Matters: Apartments have different pricing than houses

🔗 Data Source

• Provider: Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) Ireland
• Website: https://www.rtb.ie/
• Data Type: Official government statistics on private rental market
• Update Frequency: Half-yearly (H1 = Jan-Jun, H2 = Jul-Dec)

📋 Usage Example

import pandas as pd

# Load the ML-ready dataset
df = pd.read_csv('processed/irish_rent_specific.csv')

# Quick EDA
print(df['rent_euro'].describe())
print(df.groupby('county')['rent_euro'].mean().sort_values(ascending=False))

# Prepare for ML
X = df[['year', 'county', 'property_type', 'bedrooms_num', 'is_dublin']]
y = df['rent_euro']

📜 License

This dataset is derived from publicly available RTB data under Irish Open Data principles.

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