Birr, Co. Offaly scores 57/100 for quality of life, #70 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €218,000 (most €144,500–€297,500), it scores 40/100 for safety (90.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 3,368 people live here, up 10% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated July 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 Birr is #62 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
3,368 people, up 10% since 2016.
Birr, Co. Offaly, scores 57/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #70 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Birr scores 40/100 on safety, ~90.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Birr over the last 24 months was €218,000, most between €144,500 and €297,500 (Property Price Register).
Birr is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 22% → 15% — faster than nationally, prices up 58.6%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Birr — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
22 planning applications were lodged within Birr in the last 12 months, covering 11 residential units (156 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Birr scores 79/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 10% since 2016).
Birr scores 36/100 for schools and education, with 4 schools in the area.
Birr is about 68 minutes by road from Limerick.
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 July 2026.