Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin City scores 66/100 for quality of life, #35 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €364,000 (most €307,250–€427,235), it scores 48/100 for safety (79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,114 people live here, down 1.6% since 2016. It's strongest on transport & services and environment.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
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 Blanchardstown is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,114 people, down 1.6% since 2016.
Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin City, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #35 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and environment.
Blanchardstown scores 48/100 on safety, ~79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Blanchardstown over the last 24 months was €364,000, most between €307,250 and €427,235 (Property Price Register).
Blanchardstown is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell 16% → 11%, in line with nationally, third-level education up only 2 points — behind the national rise, population fell 1.6% since 2016, prices up 20.8%.
About 6% of homes sold in Blanchardstown in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
Blanchardstown scores 60/100 for families and community.
Blanchardstown scores 63/100 for schools and education.
Blanchardstown is about 19 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.