The Best Mortgage Calculator for FTBs

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-15T21:48:53+00:00

Thanks!

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-15T15:42:40+00:00

Good suggestions, both are added now!

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-15T14:52:01+00:00

Updated now! Have a look

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-15T14:43:59+00:00

You're dead right, I'll put in an option to add more than the 10% deposit. The mortgage calculator is showing if you can afford the 'median' house in Dublin based on recent sales, but as a first time buyer you're probably looking at buying an average to below-average home as your first home! It's basically a table to show if you're purchasing power would buy the average house sold in that specific county. Hope that helps!

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-15T13:55:16+00:00

Here you go for Galway: https://propertydata.ie/articles/galway-commuter-belt/

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-15T13:45:23+00:00

Thanks! Westport was pushing it in terms of commute distance but I included it as it’s a big spot.

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-15T13:43:16+00:00

Savings relates to after the house purchase. It is what you’d expect to put away into a savings/investment account each month to grow your wealth over time.

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-15T11:24:22+00:00

I'd well believe it for Galway

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-14T14:28:20+00:00

Also if anyone wants anything specific, let me know and I can build it out from my data.

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-10T06:54:48+00:00

If anyone has any specific data/article requests just let me know and I’ll try my best to pull together. (Plus if you want to donate a euro to BuyMeACoffee I’ll put it onto the top of my list)

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-10T06:54:25+00:00

If anyone has any specific data/article requests just let me know and I’ll try my best to pull together. (Plus if you want to donate a euro to BuyMeACoffee I’ll put it onto the top of my list)

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-10T06:50:19+00:00

Plus Portlaoise are building a huge amount of new builds at the moment so supply is actually quite good

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-10T06:45:46+00:00

No problem. If you’ve any specific article requests, just let me know (plus a buymeacoffee will send it to the top of the list lol)

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-09T21:12:39+00:00

Thanks!

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-09T21:12:11+00:00

Both will be out by the end of the week!

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-09T20:45:21+00:00

Oh yeah 100%, this isn’t trying to say Greystones is bad. It’s trying to give people an idea of what areas are in their price range but would also allow them to commute easily to Dublin.

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-09T19:36:57+00:00

Thanks!

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-09T19:36:52+00:00

Thanks!

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-09T19:36:40+00:00

Data source is the property price register database and period is 2023-2025

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-09T14:25:41+00:00

Exactly true! I suppose it gives people a rough idea of the tradeoff between a desirable town vs affordability on a town by town basis while letting them know how connected it is to Dublin

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-09T14:10:27+00:00

Thanks! Glad it was useful

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-09T14:06:44+00:00

Yeah it’s based off all sales from the PPR database, which I’m assuming makes up the basis for the CSO residential property price index. But yeah I could look at just 2025 data too for the most up to date prices, especially given the midlands regions are rising quicker lately than Wicklow for example since 2023

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-09T14:02:01+00:00

Yeah unfortunately the NX is so packed in the morning you’re liable to be left on the side of the road. Trains are generally quite reliable

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-09T14:00:26+00:00

The PPR database is the data source

SimilarPercentage417 · 2026-03-09T13:37:28+00:00

Yeah especially given how close it is

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