Size matters: Offaly tops list for largest one-off houses

Data reveals the average floor size of homes that received planning permission in the county last year was almost double the national average

The one-off houses with the big, imposing façades are from Offaly.

New figures show that Offaly had the largest one-off houses in Ireland last year.

The average floor size of houses which got planning permission in the Faithful County was a whopping 273 square metres.

In contrast, the average floor size of all new houses given planning permission nationally last year was 159 square metres.

The figures on one-off house sizes were published ...