Ballymun, Co. Dublin City scores 54/100 for quality of life, #85 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €275,000 (most €246,105–€370,750), it scores 59/100 for safety (61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 902 people live here, up 10.4% since 2016. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
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 Ballymun is #89 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
902 people, up 10.4% since 2016.
Ballymun, Co. Dublin City, scores 54/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #85 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability.
Ballymun scores 59/100 on safety, ~61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ballymun over the last 24 months was €275,000, most between €246,105 and €370,750 (Property Price Register).
Ballymun is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 17% → 10% — faster than nationally, prices up 16.5%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Ballymun — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
2 planning applications were lodged within Ballymun in the last 12 months (27 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ballymun scores 56/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 10.4% since 2016).
Ballymun scores 17/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Ballymun is about 14 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.