Courtown Harbour-Riverchapel-Ardamine, Co. Wexford scores 58/100 for quality of life, #68 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €255,000 (most €206,250–€285,750), it scores 64/100 for safety (52.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 4,365 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and environment, 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.
These seven scores and the 58/100 are measured across the Y25 Eircode area, not Courtown Harbour-Riverchapel-Ardamine alone — an area that takes in much of WEXFORD. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
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 Courtown Harbour-Riverchapel-Ardamine is #62 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the Y25 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Wexford). Neither is measured for Courtown Harbour-Riverchapel-Ardamine on its own.
4,365 people.
Population is for Courtown Harbour-Riverchapel-Ardamine itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
88th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Courtown Harbour-Riverchapel-Ardamine, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Courtown Harbour-Riverchapel-Ardamine, Co. Wexford, scores 58/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #68 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Courtown Harbour-Riverchapel-Ardamine scores 64/100 on safety, ~52.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Courtown Harbour-Riverchapel-Ardamine over the last 24 months was €255,000, most between €206,250 and €285,750 (Property Price Register).
Courtown Harbour-Riverchapel-Ardamine is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 22% → 13% — faster than nationally.
About 2% of homes sold in Courtown Harbour-Riverchapel-Ardamine in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
15 planning applications were lodged within Courtown Harbour-Riverchapel-Ardamine in the last 12 months, covering 6 residential units (159 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Courtown Harbour-Riverchapel-Ardamine scores 76/100 for families and community.
Courtown Harbour-Riverchapel-Ardamine scores 30/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Courtown Harbour-Riverchapel-Ardamine is about 74 minutes by road from Waterford.
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.