Cheekpoint, Co. Waterford scores 59/100 for quality of life, #59 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks. The median home sells for €230,000 (most €195,000–€320,000), it scores 51/100 for safety (75.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 242 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
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 Cheekpoint is #50 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
242 people.
Cheekpoint, Co. Waterford, scores 59/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #59 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Cheekpoint scores 51/100 on safety, ~75.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Cheekpoint over the last 24 months was €230,000, most between €195,000 and €320,000 (Property Price Register).
1 planning application was lodged within Cheekpoint in the last 12 months (11 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Cheekpoint scores 66/100 for families and community.
Cheekpoint scores 32/100 for schools and education.
Cheekpoint is about 17 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 August 2026.