Blessington, Co. Wicklow scores 66/100 for quality of life, #28 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €397,000 (most €290,000–€460,000), it scores 63/100 for safety (55.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 5,088 people live here, up 4.3% since 2016. It's strongest on family & community and environment.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About 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 Blessington is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
5,088 people, up 4.3% since 2016.
Blessington, Co. Wicklow, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #28 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on family & community and environment.
Blessington scores 63/100 on safety, ~55.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Blessington over the last 24 months was €397,000, most between €290,000 and €460,000 (Property Price Register).
Blessington is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 3 points — behind the national rise, prices up 18.9%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Blessington — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
39 planning applications were lodged within Blessington in the last 12 months, covering 66 residential units (207 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Blessington scores 81/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 4.3% since 2016).
Blessington scores 56/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Blessington is about 37 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 July 2026.