Portobello

Portobello is central Dublin at its most fashionable. Laid along the leafy Grand Canal and pressed up against the buzz of Camden Street, it is a compact, walkable village of brightly painted terraces, third-wave coffee shops, acclaimed restaurants and some of the city's best-loved music and craft-beer bars. The location is unbeatable for city living, Trinity College, St Stephen's Green and the core are all a short stroll, yet the canal banks lend a relaxed, almost villagey calm. The demographic is young and energetic: professionals, students and creatives who want nightlife and food on their doorstep. For investors, Portobello offers the appealing middle ground of fierce, supply-starved central demand and yields healthier than the prestige Dublin 4 villages while still below Ireland's high national average. The constraints are policy: the 10% bulk-buy stamp duty on investors and RPZ rent caps in this pressure zone shape what landlords can charge and acquire.

Portobello in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland