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The median age of purchasers was 39 in 2021. Buyers with a mortgage had a median age of 37 compared to 47 for those without a mortgage.
In 2016, the median age of those purchasing a property with and without a mortgage was 36 and 52, respectively. See Figure 2.1 for further information.
Both Kildare and South Dublin had the lowest median age of purchasers without a mortgage in 2021 at 40 years. Wexford was the region with the highest median age of buyers without a mortgage at 55 years.
South Dublin had the smallest difference between the median age of purchasers with and without a mortgage at 4 years (36 for mortgage purchasers vs 40 for non-mortgage purchasers). This difference was largest in Wexford at 16 (39 for mortgage purchasers vs 55 for non-mortgage purchasers). See Map 2.1 and 2.2.
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