Crosshaven-Churchbay, Co. Cork scores 72/100 for quality of life, #16 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “established, plateauing”. The median home sells for €400,881 (most €312,774–€421,250), it scores 61/100 for safety (58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 4,519 people live here. It's strongest on environment and family & community.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — affluent and stable, but growth has plateaued — don't overpay.
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 Crosshaven-Churchbay is #4 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
4,519 people.
Crosshaven-Churchbay, Co. Cork, scores 72/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #16 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on environment and family & community.
Crosshaven-Churchbay scores 61/100 on safety, ~58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Crosshaven-Churchbay over the last 24 months was €400,881, most between €312,774 and €421,250 (Property Price Register).
Crosshaven-Churchbay is rated "Established, plateauing" — unemployment fell 9% → 5%, in line with nationally, prices up 43.1%.
About 25% of homes sold in Crosshaven-Churchbay in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
18 planning applications were lodged within Crosshaven-Churchbay in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (208 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Crosshaven-Churchbay scores 82/100 for families and community.
Crosshaven-Churchbay scores 64/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Crosshaven-Churchbay 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.