Blackrock, Co. Dublin City scores 82/100 for quality of life, #1 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €860,000 (most €600,000–€1,213,125), it scores 71/100 for safety (41.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 6,359 people live here, down 6% since 2016. It's strongest on local economy and transport & services, weakest on affordability.
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 Blackrock is #4 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
6,359 people, down 6% since 2016.
Blackrock, Co. Dublin City, scores 82/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #1 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on local economy and transport & services.
Blackrock scores 71/100 on safety, ~41.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Blackrock over the last 24 months was €860,000, most between €600,000 and €1,213,125 (Property Price Register).
Blackrock is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell just 1 points — lagging the national fall, population fell 6.0% since 2016, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Blackrock — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
100 planning applications were lodged within Blackrock in the last 12 months, covering 11 residential units (608 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Blackrock scores 76/100 for families and community.
Blackrock scores 85/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Blackrock is about 17 minutes by road from Dublin, with 4 rail stops nearby.
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.