Broadford, Co. Limerick scores 61/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €185,000 (most €106,000–€280,000), it scores 58/100 for safety (52.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 231 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and environment, weakest on local economy.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
These seven scores and the 61/100 are measured across the P56 Eircode area, not Broadford alone — an area that takes in much of Limerick. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the P56 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Cork City). Neither is measured for Broadford on its own.
231 people.
Population is for Broadford itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
Not ranked: under 2,000 residents, one pub swings the per-head figure too far.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Broadford, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Broadford, Co. Limerick, scores 61/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Broadford scores 58/100 on safety, ~52.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Broadford over the last 24 months was €185,000, with most sales between €106,000 and €280,000 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Broadford over the last 24 months was €185,000, most between €106,000 and €280,000 (Property Price Register).
Broadford is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 8% → 4%, in line with nationally.
3 planning applications were lodged within Broadford in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (17 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Broadford scores 78/100 for families and community.
Broadford scores 39/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Broadford is about 55 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 October 2026.