Coolock, Co. Dublin City scores 64/100 for quality of life, #41 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €400,000 (most €350,000–€457,500), it scores 59/100 for safety (61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,225 people live here, up 12.9% since 2016. It's strongest on transport & services and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 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 Coolock is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,225 people, up 12.9% since 2016.
Coolock, Co. Dublin City, scores 64/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #41 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and family & community.
Coolock scores 59/100 on safety, ~61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Coolock over the last 24 months was €400,000, most between €350,000 and €457,500 (Property Price Register).
Coolock is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 19% → 12% — faster than nationally, population grew 12.9% — well above the national 8%, prices up 8.6%.
New builds are rare in Coolock — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
3 planning applications were lodged within Coolock in the last 12 months (34 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Coolock scores 77/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 12.9% since 2016).
Coolock scores 26/100 for schools and education.
Coolock is about 15 minutes by road from Dublin.
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.