Place profile · Cloughduv, Co. Cork

Is Cloughduv a good place to live?

Cloughduv is prime and still compounding.

Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.

Unemployment fell 7% → 4%, in line with nationally Third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally Population grew 111.5% — well above the national 8%

Where Cloughduv sits.

Co. Cork · 2 bus stops · no rail.

25 min
drive to Cork

Ranked #1 in Cork for quality of life.

81/100
#1 nationally
Safety89
Transport & services89
Affordability88
Family & community85
Environment82
Local economy77
Schools & education57

Homes sell for €383,260.

€330,396€440,529
0% new-build75 sales / 2yr

Quiet and safe.

89/100
17.3/1,000

Well connected.

89/100
Transport & services score

Affordable for its access.

88/100
Affordability score

A community that's growing.

440 people, up 111.5% since 2016.

Who lives here.

41%
third-level
48%
professional
5.9%
unemployment
Affluence: above average

Mostly owner-occupied.

84.6% own7.4% rent6% social

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 2026.