Castledermot, Co. Kildare scores 57/100 for quality of life, #72 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €290,000 (most €260,000–€380,000), it scores 63/100 for safety (55.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,685 people live here, up 30.5% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 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 Castledermot is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,685 people, up 30.5% since 2016.
Castledermot, Co. Kildare, scores 57/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #72 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Castledermot scores 63/100 on safety, ~55.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Castledermot over the last 24 months was €290,000, most between €260,000 and €380,000 (Property Price Register).
Castledermot is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 14% → 8% — faster than nationally, population grew 30.5% — well above the national 8%, prices up 14.5%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Castledermot — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
7 planning applications were lodged within Castledermot in the last 12 months, covering 7 residential units (50 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Castledermot scores 71/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 30.5% since 2016).
Castledermot scores 34/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Castledermot is about 64 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.