Castlemagner, Co. Cork scores 58/100 for quality of life, #67 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €271,000 (most €238,251–€295,000), it scores 56/100 for safety (67 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 354 people live here, up 11.3% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 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 Castlemagner is #58 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
354 people, up 11.3% since 2016.
Castlemagner, Co. Cork, scores 58/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #67 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Castlemagner scores 56/100 on safety, ~67.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Castlemagner over the last 24 months was €271,000, most between €238,251 and €295,000 (Property Price Register).
Castlemagner is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 2 points — behind the national rise, population grew 11.3% — well above the national 8%.
1 planning application was lodged within Castlemagner in the last 12 months (6 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Castlemagner scores 82/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 11.3% since 2016).
Castlemagner scores 41/100 for schools and education.
Castlemagner is about 45 minutes by road from Cork.
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.