Cobh, Co. Cork scores 56/100 for quality of life, #74 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €307,250 (most €255,000–€386,875), it scores 61/100 for safety (58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 13,657 people live here, up 4.2% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and environment, weakest on schools & education.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below 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 Cobh is #77 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
13,657 people, up 4.2% since 2016.
Cobh, Co. Cork, scores 56/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #74 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Cobh scores 61/100 on safety, ~58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Cobh over the last 24 months was €307,250, most between €255,000 and €386,875 (Property Price Register).
Cobh is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 14% → 8% — faster than nationally, prices up 12.7%.
New builds are rare in Cobh — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
48 planning applications were lodged within Cobh in the last 12 months, covering 29 residential units (404 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Cobh scores 65/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 4.2% since 2016).
Cobh scores 34/100 for schools and education, with 7 schools in the area.
Cobh is about 26 minutes by road from Cork, with 2 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.