Bandon, Co. Cork scores 67/100 for quality of life, #27 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €330,000 (most €269,250–€395,250), it scores 89/100 for safety (17.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 6,899 people live here. It's strongest on safety and affordability.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
These seven scores and the 67/100 are measured across the P72 Eircode area, not Bandon alone — an area that takes in much of CORK. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
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 Bandon is #18 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the P72 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Cork West). Neither is measured for Bandon on its own.
6,899 people.
Population is for Bandon itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
14th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Bandon, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Bandon, Co. Cork, scores 67/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #27 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on safety and affordability.
Bandon scores 89/100 on safety, ~17.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Bandon over the last 24 months was €330,000, most between €269,250 and €395,250 (Property Price Register).
Bandon is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 13% → 9%, in line with nationally.
About 40% of homes sold in Bandon in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
66 planning applications were lodged within Bandon in the last 12 months, covering 733 residential units (294 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Bandon scores 83/100 for families and community.
Bandon scores 53/100 for schools and education, with 7 schools in the area.
Bandon is about 30 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.