Ballydesmond, Co. Cork scores 58/100 for quality of life, #67 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €115,000 (most €53,750–€195,000), it scores 56/100 for safety (67 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 216 people live here, down 16.9% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
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 Ballydesmond is #58 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
216 people, down 16.9% since 2016.
Ballydesmond, Co. Cork, scores 58/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #67 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Ballydesmond scores 56/100 on safety, ~67.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballydesmond over the last 24 months was €115,000, most between €53,750 and €195,000 (Property Price Register).
Ballydesmond is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment rose 8% → 8% — lagging the national fall, third-level education up 10 points — faster than nationally, population fell 16.9% since 2016, recorded crime falling.
7 planning applications were lodged within Ballydesmond in the last 12 months (21 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballydesmond scores 82/100 for families and community.
Ballydesmond scores 41/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Ballydesmond is about 72 minutes by road from Cork.
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 August 2026.