Ballsbridge, Co. Dublin scores 74/100 for quality of life, #12 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €800,000 (most €560,000–€1,347,500), it scores 60/100 for safety (60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 33,242 people live here, down 0.3% since 2016. It's strongest on transport & services and local economy, weakest on affordability.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
Ranked on quality of life alone — cost of living excluded, so the genuinely best areas rank top even though they cost more. Factor in price and Ballsbridge is #50 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
33,242 people, down 0.3% since 2016.
Ballsbridge, Co. Dublin, scores 74/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #12 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and local economy.
Ballsbridge scores 60/100 on safety, ~60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballsbridge over the last 24 months was €800,000, most between €560,000 and €1,347,500 (Property Price Register).
Ballsbridge is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell just 0 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise, population fell 0.3% since 2016, prices up 34.2%.
About 2% of homes sold in Ballsbridge in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
322 planning applications were lodged within Ballsbridge in the last 12 months, covering 146 residential units (2,593 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballsbridge scores 38/100 for families and community.
Ballsbridge scores 78/100 for schools and education, with 17 schools in the area.
Ballsbridge is about 8 minutes by road from Dublin, with 2 rail stops nearby.
Sale prices from the Property Price Register (rolling 24 months). Quality of Life averages seven equal-weighted dimensions from 40+ metrics across 13 public datasets (CSO census + SAPS, Garda crime, SEAI, EPA, DES schools, GTFS). Population is CSO Census 2022; the “on the up” trajectory compares 2016→2022. Figures refresh daily · an area assessment, not advice on a specific property. Updated July 2026.