Carnew, Co. Wicklow scores 60/100 for quality of life, #54 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €245,000 (most €182,000–€315,000), it scores 70/100 for safety (43.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,233 people live here, up 10.1% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below 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 Carnew is #50 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,233 people, up 10.1% since 2016.
Carnew, Co. Wicklow, scores 60/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #54 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Carnew scores 70/100 on safety, ~43.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Carnew over the last 24 months was €245,000, most between €182,000 and €315,000 (Property Price Register).
Carnew is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 22% → 13% — faster than nationally, prices up 6.8%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Carnew — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
4 planning applications were lodged within Carnew in the last 12 months (43 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Carnew scores 75/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 10.1% since 2016).
Carnew scores 37/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Carnew is about 76 minutes by road from Waterford.
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.