Donabate, Co. Fingal scores 76/100 for quality of life, #8 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “established, plateauing”. The median home sells for €431,718 (most €383,260–€520,625), it scores 59/100 for safety (61.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 9,092 people live here. It's strongest on local economy and environment, weakest on affordability.
Updated July 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 Donabate is #18 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
9,092 people.
Donabate, Co. Fingal, scores 76/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #8 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on local economy and environment.
Donabate scores 59/100 on safety, ~61.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Donabate over the last 24 months was €431,718, most between €383,260 and €520,625 (Property Price Register).
Donabate is rated "Established, plateauing" — unemployment fell just 1 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally, prices up 9.4%.
About 6% of homes sold in Donabate in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
35 planning applications were lodged within Donabate in the last 12 months, covering 52 residential units (218 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Donabate scores 71/100 for families and community.
Donabate scores 82/100 for schools and education, with 5 schools in the area.
Donabate is about 26 minutes by road from Dublin, with 1 rail stop 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.