Ballyfermot, Co. Dublin City scores 42/100 for quality of life, #108 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €331,000 (most €300,000–€370,000), it scores 10/100 for safety (168.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,217 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below 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 Ballyfermot is #108 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,217 people.
Ballyfermot, Co. Dublin City, scores 42/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #108 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability.
Ballyfermot scores 10/100 on safety, ~168.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballyfermot over the last 24 months was €331,000, most between €300,000 and €370,000 (Property Price Register).
Ballyfermot is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 23% → 12% — faster than nationally, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise, prices up 6.6%.
New builds are rare in Ballyfermot — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
6 planning applications were lodged within Ballyfermot in the last 12 months (27 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballyfermot scores 53/100 for families and community.
Ballyfermot scores 10/100 for schools and education.
Ballyfermot is about 13 minutes by road from Dublin.
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.