Chapelizod, Co. Dublin scores 66/100 for quality of life, #34 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €374,500 (most €333,500–€483,750), it scores 48/100 for safety (79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 3,397 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and environment, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.
These seven scores and the 66/100 are measured across the D20 Eircode area, not Chapelizod alone — an area that takes in much of Dublin. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
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 Chapelizod is #50 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the D20 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (DMR West). Neither is measured for Chapelizod on its own.
3,397 people.
Population is for Chapelizod itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
86th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Chapelizod, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Chapelizod, Co. Dublin, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #34 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and environment.
Chapelizod scores 48/100 on safety, ~79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Chapelizod over the last 24 months was €374,500, most between €333,500 and €483,750 (Property Price Register).
Chapelizod is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall.
New builds are rare in Chapelizod — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
13 planning applications were lodged within Chapelizod in the last 12 months, covering 106 residential units (139 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Chapelizod scores 62/100 for families and community.
Chapelizod scores 61/100 for schools and education, with 5 schools in the area.
Chapelizod is about 11 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.