Clontarf, Co. Dublin scores 66/100 for quality of life, #29 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €650,000 (most €490,500–€852,500), it scores 59/100 for safety (61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 33,922 people live here, up 3.5% since 2016. It's strongest on transport & services and environment, weakest on family & community.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.
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 Clontarf is #62 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
33,922 people, up 3.5% since 2016.
Clontarf, Co. Dublin, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #29 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and environment.
Clontarf scores 59/100 on safety, ~61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Clontarf over the last 24 months was €650,000, most between €490,500 and €852,500 (Property Price Register).
Clontarf is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall, population grew just 3.5% vs 8% nationally, prices up 30.6%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Clontarf — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
277 planning applications were lodged within Clontarf in the last 12 months, covering 27 residential units (2,525 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Clontarf scores 37/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 3.5% since 2016).
Clontarf scores 56/100 for schools and education, with 22 schools in the area.
Clontarf is about 10 minutes by road from Dublin, with 4 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 July 2026.