Belgooly, Co. Cork scores 79/100 for quality of life, #4 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €570,000 (most €472,500–€688,500), it scores 89/100 for safety (17.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 823 people live here, down 13.6% since 2016. It's strongest on environment and safety.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind 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 Belgooly is #1 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
823 people, down 13.6% since 2016.
Belgooly, Co. Cork, scores 79/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #4 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on environment and safety.
Belgooly scores 89/100 on safety, ~17.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Belgooly over the last 24 months was €570,000, most between €472,500 and €688,500 (Property Price Register).
Belgooly is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 6% → 3%, in line with nationally, population fell 13.6% since 2016, prices up 12.4%.
New builds are rare in Belgooly — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
Belgooly scores 84/100 for families and community.
Belgooly scores 76/100 for schools and education.
Belgooly is about 23 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.