A typical house would have cost you £133,173 at the start of 2020, compared with £185,037 today.
But there are some parts of Northern Ireland where the cost of buying a house has risen even more sharply than others - by more than 43% in one case.
Below are the areas of Northern Ireland where house prices have increased the most over the last five years, in percentage terms, based on the latest available data.
They are listed in reverse order, with the area where house prices have risen most rapidly last.
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9. Causeway Coast and Glens - 40.9%
The average house price in Causeway Coast and Glens has increased from £143,332 during the first quarter of 2020 to £201,884 during the first quarter of 2025. That's a rise of £58,552, or 40.9%, in the space of five years, which is the 3rd biggest percentage increase of anywhere in Northern Ireland. | Google Photo: Google
10. Ards and North Down - 41.4%
The average house price in Ards and North Down has increased from £147,963 during the first quarter of 2020 to £209,254 during the first quarter of 2025. That's a rise of £61,291, or 41.4%, in the space of five years, which is the 2nd biggest percentage increase of anywhere in Northern Ireland. | Google Photo: Google
11. Newry, Mourne and Down - 43.1%
The average house price in Newry, Mourne and Down has increased from £138,638 during the first quarter of 2020 to £198,327 during the first quarter of 2025. That's a rise of £59,689, or 43.1%, in the space of five years, which is the biggest percentage increase of anywhere in Northern Ireland. | Google Photo: Google