A report from Daft.ie shows that rents are surging faster in Ireland’s top ten gay neighbourhoods than anywhere else in the country.
Ireland’s top ten neighbourhoods with largest number of same-sex couples has been revealed, with Stoneybatter in Dublin taking the top spot.
Ireland’s Top 10 Pride Filled Places – a report by Daft.ie – shows that rents and house prices are surging faster in these ten areas, all Dublin-based, than anywhere else in the country.
In these ten areas, at least 7% of the population are believed to be in same-sex couples.
Top 10 by % of the population:
1. Stoneybatter – 8.9%
2. Grand Canal Dock – 8.3%
3. Christchurch – 8.2%
4. Dublin 8 – 7.9%
5. Drumcondra – 7.9%
6. Ranelagh – 7.6%
7. Rathmines – 7.6%
8. Smithfield – 7.5%
9. East Wall 7.3%
10. Dublin 1 – 7%
Martin Clancy from Daft.ie said; “As we approach Dublin’s pride weekend, this data serves both as a celebration and barometer of social change in Ireland over the last number of years.
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