Place profile · Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick City

Is Dooradoyle a good place to live?

Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick City scores 58/100 for quality of life, #69 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €349,000 (most €300,000–€407,000), it scores 42/100 for safety (88.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,490 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.

Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily

Dooradoyle is on the up.

Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.

Unemployment fell 16% → 9% — faster than nationally

Where Dooradoyle sits.

Co. Limerick City · 4 bus stops · no rail.

4 min
drive to Limerick

#69 of 108 for quality of life in Ireland.

58/100
#69 liveability#66 value
Affordability89
Transport & services83
Family & community72
Environment62
Schools & education46
Safety42
Local economy40

These seven scores and the 58/100 are measured across the V94 Eircode area, not Dooradoyle alone — an area that takes in much of LIMERICK CITY. 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 Dooradoyle is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).

Homes sell for €349,000.

€300,000€407,000
↑ +2.7%0% new-build177 sales / 2yr

Affordable for its access.

89/100
Affordability score

Well connected.

83/100
Transport & services score

Good for families.

72/100
Family & community score

Safety is a watch-point.

42/100
88.4/1,000 · Limerick

The score is for the V94 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Limerick). Neither is measured for Dooradoyle on its own.

The community here.

1,490 people.

Population is for Dooradoyle itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).

Going out, and getting things done.

4
social venues
1 per 373 residents · not ranked
5
everyday shops & services
1 per 298 residents · not ranked

Not ranked: a suburb’s boundary is a postal approximation, so its shops serve more people than are counted inside it.

Who lives here.

39%
third-level
35%
professional
12.8%
unemployment
Affluence: below average

Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Dooradoyle, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).

Mostly owner-occupied.

65% own25.4% rent6.8% social

The honest trade-offs.

Local economy 40/100

Dooradoyle: common questions

Is Dooradoyle a good place to live?

Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick City, scores 58/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #69 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.

Is Dooradoyle safe?

Dooradoyle scores 42/100 on safety, ~88.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

How much does it cost to buy a house in Dooradoyle?

The median sale price in Dooradoyle over the last 24 months was €349,000, most between €300,000 and €407,000 (Property Price Register).

Is Dooradoyle on the up?

Dooradoyle is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 16% → 9% — faster than nationally.

Are there new builds in Dooradoyle?

New builds are rare in Dooradoyle — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).

Is there much new development or planning activity in Dooradoyle?

3 planning applications were lodged within Dooradoyle in the last 12 months (33 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.

Is Dooradoyle good for families?

Dooradoyle scores 72/100 for families and community.

What are the schools like in Dooradoyle?

Dooradoyle scores 46/100 for schools and education.

What is the commute like from Dooradoyle?

Dooradoyle is about 4 minutes by road from Limerick.

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.