Coachford, Co. Cork scores 62/100 for quality of life, #48 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €348,018 (most €294,052–€392,071), it scores 61/100 for safety (58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 193 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than 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 Coachford is #50 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
193 people.
Coachford, Co. Cork, scores 62/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #48 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Coachford scores 61/100 on safety, ~58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Coachford over the last 24 months was €348,018, most between €294,052 and €392,071 (Property Price Register).
Coachford is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 9% → 4%, in line with nationally, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally, prices up 40.0%.
About 100% of homes sold in Coachford in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
2 planning applications were lodged within Coachford in the last 12 months (18 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Coachford scores 87/100 for families and community.
Coachford scores 44/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Coachford is about 29 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.