County has largest proportion of detached houses

County Galway has the highest proportion of detached houses nationwide.

That's according to figures contained within the Regional Quality of Life in Ireland report compiled by the Central Statistics Office.

The study shows that over 76 percent of accommodation in County Galway consists of detached housing in 2011.

This is followed by Roscommon at 74 percent and Leitrim at 73 percent.

In the city, the majority of accommodation was recorded as semi-detached at over 37 percent, followed by apartments at 22 percent.

The counties with the highest proportion of apartment accommodation were Dublin city at 33 percent followed by Galway city at 22 percent and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown at 19 percent.

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