Clogheen, Co. South Tipperary scores 71/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €278,000 (most €187,500–€295,000), it scores 56/100 for safety (64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 401 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
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
These seven scores and the 71/100 are measured across the E21 Eircode area, not Clogheen alone — an area that takes in much of SOUTH TIPPERARY. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the E21 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Tipperary). Neither is measured for Clogheen on its own.
401 people.
Population is for Clogheen 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 Clogheen, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Clogheen, Co. South Tipperary, scores 71/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Clogheen scores 56/100 on safety, ~64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Clogheen over the last 24 months was €278,000, with most sales between €187,500 and €295,000 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Clogheen over the last 24 months was €278,000, most between €187,500 and €295,000 (Property Price Register).
Clogheen is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 15% → 9%, in line with nationally, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally, recorded crime falling.
2 planning applications were lodged within Clogheen in the last 12 months, covering 1 residential unit (18 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Clogheen scores 81/100 for families and community.
Clogheen scores 53/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Clogheen is about 64 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.