Clashmore, Co. Waterford scores 61/100 for quality of life, #50 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €325,000 (most €230,000–€450,000), it scores 61/100 for safety (58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 280 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and environment, weakest on transport & services.
Updated September 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
These seven scores and the 61/100 are measured across the P36 Eircode area, not Clashmore alone — an area that takes in much of WATERFORD. 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 Clashmore is #31 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the P36 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Cork City). Neither is measured for Clashmore on its own.
280 people.
Population is for Clashmore itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
Not ranked: under 2,000 residents, one pub swings the per-head figure too far.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Clashmore, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Clashmore, Co. Waterford, scores 61/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #50 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Clashmore scores 61/100 on safety, ~58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Clashmore over the last 24 months was €325,000, with most sales between €230,000 and €450,000 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Clashmore over the last 24 months was €325,000, most between €230,000 and €450,000 (Property Price Register).
Clashmore is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 12% → 7%, in line with nationally.
2 planning applications were lodged within Clashmore in the last 12 months (10 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Clashmore scores 77/100 for families and community.
Clashmore scores 56/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Clashmore is about 51 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 September 2026.