Clonard, Co. Meath scores 67/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €267,000 (most €210,000–€305,250), it scores 73/100 for safety (76 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 364 people live here. It's strongest on family & community and environment, weakest on transport & services.
Updated October 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 67/100 are measured across the A83 Eircode area, not Clonard alone — an area that takes in much of Meath. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the A83 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Meath). Neither is measured for Clonard on its own.
364 people.
Population is for Clonard 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 Clonard, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Clonard, Co. Meath, scores 67/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on family & community and environment.
Clonard scores 47/100 on safety, ~76.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Clonard over the last 24 months was €267,000, with most sales between €210,000 and €305,250 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Clonard over the last 24 months was €267,000, most between €210,000 and €305,250 (Property Price Register).
Clonard is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 15% → 7% — faster than nationally.
4 planning applications were lodged within Clonard in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (19 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Clonard scores 87/100 for families and community.
Clonard scores 36/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Clonard is about 53 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 October 2026.