Clondalkin, Co. Dublin scores 50/100 for quality of life, #104 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €365,000 (most €300,000–€425,500), it scores 48/100 for safety (79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 47,938 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability, 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 50/100 are measured across the D22 Eircode area, not Clondalkin 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 Clondalkin is #101 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the D22 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (DMR West). Neither is measured for Clondalkin on its own.
47,938 people.
Population is for Clondalkin itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
30th most vibrant large town in Ireland, of 65 ranked.
Ranked against large towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Clondalkin, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Clondalkin, Co. Dublin, scores 50/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #104 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability.
Clondalkin scores 48/100 on safety, ~79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Clondalkin over the last 24 months was €365,000, most between €300,000 and €425,500 (Property Price Register).
Clondalkin is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 18% → 11% — faster than nationally, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise, prices up 12.1%, recorded crime falling.
About 12% of homes sold in Clondalkin in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
165 planning applications were lodged within Clondalkin in the last 12 months, covering 263 residential units (1,113 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Clondalkin scores 54/100 for families and community.
Clondalkin scores 22/100 for schools and education, with 25 schools in the area.
Clondalkin is about 18 minutes by road from Dublin, with 3 rail stops nearby.
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.