The Average Rent In Every College Area In Ireland Makes Worrying Reading

A report has just come out explaining just how feckin' ridiculous renting prices in Ireland are getting at the moment. The average rent nationwide is at an all-time high at €1131 per month. Daft.ie have just released an interesting and worrying report all to do with renting in Ireland.

To make the whole thing more relevant we've included the average rent prices for university and college towns all over Ireland. This is handy for new college students so they've an idea what to expect in the coming years.

Understandably, rent in the capital and in the cities is going to be significantly higher than in more rural areas. Bear in mind, this is just an average and can also go down if you share the house with other people.

UCD*

1 bed: €1738 per month

2 bed: €2006 per month

3 bed: €2286 per month

4 bed: €2554 per month

5 bed: €2666 per month

*based off Dublin 4 stats

A memorable sight for many at @ucddublin and @UCDALUMNI. 2,800 Exam Desks setup by @UCDEstates at @TheRDS. Best wishes to our students today pic.twitter.com/NB2RzkomLt

— Summer at UCD (@summeratUCD) May 8, 2017

DCU*

1 bed: €1217 per month

2 bed: €1413 per month

3 bed: €1690 per month

4 bed: €1853 per month

5 bed: €2005 per month

*based off Dublin 9 stats

Our #Makingthefuture board is taking shape with lots of great ideas! Tweet us how you're #makingthefuture in DCU and we'll put it up. pic.twitter.com/XRbgKKdkAy

— Dublin City University (@DCU) May 9, 2017

Trinity*

1 bed: €1621 per month

2 bed: €1925 per month

3 bed: €2300 per month

4 bed: €2695 per month

5 bed: €3141 per month

*based off Dublin 2 stats

Located in the 💙 of #Dublin, the magnificient @tcddublin is worth a peek behind the door!! pic.twitter.com/zeWSoc5i3x

— Visit Dublin (@VisitDublin) May 7, 2017

Waterford IT*

1 bed: €560 per month

2 bed: €638 per month

3 bed: €764 per month

4 bed: €837 per month

5 bed: €906 per month

*based off Waterford City stats

Study Law is taking place at the College St campus for prospective law students. #StudyatWIT pic.twitter.com/uyLpHgcIKt

— SETU Waterford (@waterfordit) May 4, 2017

Limerick IT/UL/Mary Immaculate*

1 bed: €655 per month

2 bed: €746 per month

3 bed: €893 per month

4 bed: €978 per month

5 bed: €1059 per month

*based off Limerick City stats

Scenes emerging from the lawn outside the @ULLibrary as the campus is covered in glorious sunshine. #StudyAtUL pic.twitter.com/MIpH4jUMee

— University Of Limerick (@UL) May 2, 2017

Letterkenny IT*

1 bed: €425 per month

2 bed: €486 per month

3 bed: €581 per month

4 bed: €637 per month

5 bed: €689 per month

*based off Co. Donegal stats

Athlone IT*

1 bed: €542 per month

2 bed: €633 per month

3 bed: €757 per month

4 bed: €830 per month

5 bed: €898 per month

*based off Co. Westmeath stats

Applications for the 2017/2018 Student Ambassador Programme are now open. Click here to apply https://t.co/zDPpXediZN pic.twitter.com/q7Lq8iq1ZC

— TUS Athlone Campus (@TUS_Athlone_) April 13, 2017

NUI Maynooth*

1 bed: €804 per month

2 bed: €938 per month

3 bed: €1122 per month

4 bed: €1230 per month

5 bed: €1331 per month

*based off Co. Kildare stats

The last day of term for #Maynooth students. We wish you all success & zero stress in the coming weeks (the latter unlikely!) #examweather pic.twitter.com/Sfvnz12sgC

— Maynooth University Undergraduate Admissions (@MaynoothCAO) May 5, 2017

IT Tralee*

1 bed: €453 per month

2 bed: €533 per month

3 bed: €638 per month

4 bed: €699 per month

5 bed: €756 per month

*based off Co. Kerry stats

STEM Head Of School Dr. Joseph Walsh is currently opening #SciFest2017 @ittralee over 200 students are currently exhibiting over 90 projects pic.twitter.com/WoOBAouv4z

— MTU Kerry Campus (@MTU_Kerry) May 9, 2017

Dundalk IT*

1 bed: €700 per month

2 bed: €817 per month

3 bed: €977 per month

4 bed: €1071 per month

5 bed: €1159 per month

*based off Co. Louth stats

GMIT/NUIG*

1 bed: €735 per month

2 bed: €837 per month

3 bed: €1002 per month

4 bed: €1098 per month

5 bed: €1188 per month

*based off Galway City stats

As part of @MojoConIRL, NUI Galway will host a free @GoogleNewsLab session with @mattcooke_uk today at 2:30pm. All are welcome! pic.twitter.com/AB4rRSm5nl

— NUI Galway (@nuigalway) May 5, 2017

CIT/UCC

1 bed: €836 per month

2 bed: €953 per month

3 bed: €1140 per month

4 bed: €1250 per month

5 bed: €1352 per month

*based off Cork City stats

Photos from CAO Info Evening yesterday. Change of Mind applications open today so check our courses on https://t.co/UzaVZZtxOp #leavingcert pic.twitter.com/KXzNWVY8lj

— Munster Technological University (@MTU_ie) May 5, 2017

IT Sligo*

1 bed: €471 per month

2 bed: €539 per month

3 bed: €645 per month

4 bed: €707 per month

5 bed: €765 per month

*based off Co. Sligo stats

Great to have our inaugural Biomedical and Healthcare Sciences @UlsterUniBiomed & #itsligoonline students on campus this week. pic.twitter.com/jk1f2rPCBB

— ATU Sligo (@atusligo_ie) April 4, 2017

Carlow IT*

1 bed: €536 per month

2 bed: €625 per month

3 bed: €748 per month

4 bed: €820 per month

5 bed: €887 per month

*based off Co. Carlow stats

Exam time can only mean one thing SUMMER! Best of luck to all @itcarlow students sitting exams #wearebehindyou #youcandoit #youareneveralone pic.twitter.com/xcVJDQIcmR

— SETU Carlow (@itcarlow) May 3, 2017

Overall, rent has increased in pretty much every county, with rent now a whopping 10% higher than its 2008 peak. Although college accommodation always tends to be on the cheaper side of things, it's important to know that living in Ireland in the future may be rough enough for graduating students.

We don't even think a prayer from Mammy can help us.