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Ireland Housing Market Visuals

Interactive charts exploring affordability, inflation, and wages.

I captured this data storytelling session from Gemini Vibe and still need to craft the essay around it. For now, enjoy playing with the visuals—narrative coming soon.

Ireland Housing Market Analysis

Mortgage Payments as a Fraction of Lifetime Earnings (Variable Rates)

Mortgage Parameters

Key Comparison: % of Earnings to Mortgage

1980 Mortgage

16.8%

Total Payments

70,112

Total Earnings (25yr)

417,424

2000 Mortgage

30.8%

Total Payments

266,531

Total Earnings (25yr)

864,370

2020 Mortgage

29.4%

Total Payments

413,222

Total Earnings (25yr)

1,405,154

Interest Rate vs. Price/Wage Ratio (1970-2024)

Color scale: 1970 to 2024

Cohort Analysis: Mortgage Payment as % of Annual Wage

Shows the percentage of a homeowner's annual wage spent on mortgage payments over the 25-year loan term.

Interest Rate vs. Inflation

Color scale: 1970 to 2024. Dashed line is y=x.

Wage Growth (YoY) vs. Inflation

Color scale: 1970 to 2024. Dashed line is y=x.

Total Mortgage Burden Over Time

Shows the total mortgage payments as a percentage of total earnings over the 25-year term.

Inflation vs. Mortgage Burden

Color scale: 1970 to 2024

Price/Wage Ratio vs. Mortgage Burden

Color scale: 1970 to 2024

Detailed Data Table

YearHouse PriceHouse Δ%Annual WageWage Δ%Inflation %Price/WageDepositLoan AmountLTV %Initial Rate %Initial Monthly PaymentTotal Payments (25yr)Total InterestTotal Earnings (25yr)Mortgage as % of Earnings
19706,700N/A1,21116.4%8.2%5.5x1,2115,48981.9%10%5018,64913,186218,5088.5%
19717,50011.9%1,39215.0%8.9%5.4x1,3926,10881.4%10.5%5820,88314,801235,5748.9%
19728,40012.0%1,59014.2%8.7%5.3x1,5906,81081.1%11%6723,33716,555252,9089.2%
19739,0097.2%1,98925.1%11.4%4.5x1,9897,02077.9%11.5%7124,02517,033270,6368.9%
197410,70018.8%2,25213.2%17.0%4.8x2,2528,44879.0%12%8928,76720,348288,80010.0%
197513,25023.8%2,92830.0%20.9%4.5x2,92810,32277.9%12.5%11334,84124,551307,83111.3%
197614,90012.5%3,50219.6%21.0%4.3x3,50211,39876.5%13.95%13737,99926,638327,58611.6%
197717,60018.1%4,11117.4%10.5%4.3x4,11113,48976.6%13.96%16244,12930,687348,57412.7%
197820,90018.8%4,70414.4%8.1%4.4x4,70416,19677.5%14.15%19751,90935,752370,54214.0%
197925,10020.1%5,43215.5%15.9%4.6x5,43219,66878.4%14.15%23961,57241,943393,69615.6%
198029,40017.1%6,41818.2%18.3%4.6x6,41822,98278.2%14.15%27970,11247,167417,42416.8%
198132,90011.9%7,47316.4%23.1%4.4x7,47325,42777.3%16.25%35175,41950,034441,21117.1%
198236,40010.6%8,64915.7%12.3%4.2x8,64927,75176.2%16.25%38379,22751,534465,00117.0%
198338,7006.3%9,77413.0%10.4%4.0x9,77428,92674.7%13%32679,32250,462488,63116.2%
198440,8005.4%10,78310.3%6.6%3.8x10,78330,01773.6%11.75%31179,99250,047512,54615.6%
198541,9002.7%11,6117.7%5.0%3.6x11,61130,28972.3%13%34278,75348,515535,04514.7%
198642,9002.4%12,4977.6%3.1%3.4x12,49730,40370.9%12.5%33176,53846,183555,35413.8%
198742,600-0.7%13,0814.7%3.0%3.3x13,08129,51969.3%12.5%32271,98042,510574,23112.5%
198844,2003.8%13,7565.2%2.8%3.2x13,75630,44468.9%9.25%26171,77741,382593,16812.1%
198951,90017.4%14,2883.9%4.7%3.6x14,28837,61272.5%11.4%38087,00949,458612,08414.2%
199063,90023.1%14,8674.1%2.6%4.3x14,86749,03376.7%12.37%530109,92660,967633,14617.4%
199167,1005.0%15,5314.5%3.7%4.3x15,53151,56976.9%11.95%541111,27359,778653,92717.0%
199267,7000.9%16,1283.8%2.3%4.2x16,12851,57276.2%13.99%620107,10055,593675,31515.9%
199370,4004.0%17,0355.6%1.6%4.1x17,03553,36575.8%13.99%642105,21551,911697,14715.1%
199474,3005.5%17,5052.8%2.3%4.2x17,50556,79576.4%7.49%419105,92249,187719,11214.7%
199578,0005.0%18,2774.4%2.4%4.3x18,27759,72376.6%7%422109,25849,593742,16714.7%
199688,50013.5%18,7262.5%1.9%4.7x18,72669,77478.8%6.75%482125,45255,742765,49016.4%
1997102,60015.9%19,3193.2%2.0%5.3x19,31983,28181.2%6.9%583147,23564,025789,40418.7%
1998126,30023.1%20,1534.3%1.6%6.3x20,153106,14784.0%5.85%674184,14578,112814,28622.6%
1999151,50020.0%21,2835.6%3.5%7.1x21,283130,21786.0%5.6%807223,15193,094839,37326.6%
2000179,90018.7%22,6836.6%5.8%7.9x22,683157,21787.4%6.09%1,022266,531109,511864,37030.8%
2001198,90010.6%24,4908.0%4.3%8.1x24,490174,41087.7%6.9%1,222291,394117,202889,03132.8%
2002213,0007.1%26,0796.5%5.0%8.2x26,079186,92187.8%4.7%1,060305,858119,168912,97333.5%
2003234,70010.2%27,8586.8%2.0%8.4x27,858206,84288.1%4.2%1,115336,616130,031936,44035.9%
2004263,90012.4%29,1604.7%2.5%9.1x29,160234,74089.0%3.49%1,174381,344146,895959,26639.8%
2005277,8005.3%30,2063.6%2.5%9.2x30,206247,59489.1%3.65%1,260403,702156,416981,95641.1%
2006311,40012.1%31,2633.5%5.0%10.0x31,263280,13790.0%4.86%1,615457,949178,1611,004,79245.6%
2007322,6003.6%32,2793.3%4.6%10.0x32,279290,32190.0%5.46%1,776471,566181,6061,027,79045.9%
2008308,400-4.4%33,6894.4%1.1%9.2x33,689274,71189.1%5.86%1,747441,329166,9581,051,02042.0%
2009265,900-13.8%33,282-1.2%-5.0%8.0x33,282232,61887.5%4.16%1,248368,416136,0851,074,11534.3%
2010232,100-12.7%31,920-4.1%1.4%7.3x31,920200,18086.2%4.02%1,059316,479116,5451,098,92328.8%
2011224,900-3.1%31,374-1.7%2.4%7.2x31,374193,52686.0%4.42%1,067305,757112,4701,126,42827.1%
2012213,500-5.1%32,0172.1%1.1%6.7x32,017181,48385.0%4.33%991285,682104,4241,155,84624.7%
2013221,1003.6%32,6722.0%0.2%6.8x32,672188,42885.2%4.38%1,035295,732107,5371,186,01724.9%
2014238,2007.7%35,3508.2%-0.2%6.7x35,350202,85085.2%4.2%1,093317,300114,6991,216,96426.1%
2015253,9006.6%35,6480.8%0.1%7.1x35,648218,25286.0%4.05%1,158340,718122,7351,246,69527.3%
2016273,0007.5%36,9203.6%0.0%7.4x36,920236,08086.5%3.61%1,196368,262132,4741,277,62528.8%
2017285,5004.6%37,9602.8%0.4%7.5x37,960247,54086.7%3.44%1,231387,191139,9581,308,81229.6%
2018296,2003.7%39,0002.7%0.6%7.6x39,000257,20086.8%3.21%1,248403,996147,1151,340,52630.1%
2019295,700-0.2%40,5604.0%1.3%7.3x40,560255,14086.3%3.02%1,213403,245148,4231,372,80129.4%
2020301,0001.8%41,6002.6%-0.9%7.2x41,600259,40086.2%2.92%1,219413,222154,1461,405,15429.4%
2021326,0008.3%42,6402.5%5.6%7.6x42,640283,36086.9%2.8%1,314455,420172,4171,438,14431.7%
2022357,0009.5%44,2003.7%8.1%8.1x44,200312,80087.6%3.5%1,566507,817195,4131,471,80934.5%
2023370,0003.6%45,2402.4%4.6%8.2x45,240324,76087.8%4.07%1,727529,813205,4641,505,66735.2%
2024380,0002.7%46,2802.3%1.4%8.2x46,280333,72087.8%4.16%1,791544,791211,4941,540,28035.4%

Calculation Methodology:

  • Variable Rate Mortgage: Interest rate changes each year to match historical rates for the duration of the loan.
  • Payment Recalculation: Each year, the monthly payment recalculates based on remaining principal, remaining term, and the current year's interest rate.
  • Total Payments: Sum of all annual mortgage payments over the 25-year term.
  • Total Earnings: Sum of average annual wages over the 25-year mortgage period, tracking historical data.
  • Mortgage as % of Earnings: Fraction of total lifetime earnings (during the mortgage term) that went to housing payments.
  • Key Insight: High initial rates with rapid wage growth (1980s) can still result in manageable lifetime burdens compared with lower-rate, high-price eras (2020s).
  • Extrapolation: Beyond 2024, interest rates stay at 2024 levels while wages grow annually at approximately 1.023x.
Author

Written by Alex Sterling

Data Scientist & Photographer exploring the intersection of light and logic.