Bray, Co. Wicklow scores 70/100 for quality of life, #19 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €502,202 (most €405,000–€610,000), it scores 70/100 for safety (43.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 32,430 people live here. It's strongest on environment and transport & services.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About 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 Bray is #31 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
32,430 people.
Bray, Co. Wicklow, scores 70/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #19 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on environment and transport & services.
Bray scores 70/100 on safety, ~43.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Bray over the last 24 months was €502,202, most between €405,000 and €610,000 (Property Price Register).
Bray is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 13% → 9%, in line with nationally, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally, prices up 27.3%, recorded crime falling.
About 4% of homes sold in Bray in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
176 planning applications were lodged within Bray in the last 12 months, covering 489 residential units (1,309 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Bray scores 74/100 for families and community.
Bray scores 57/100 for schools and education, with 12 schools in the area.
Bray is about 31 minutes by road from Dublin, with 1 rail stop 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 July 2026.