Drumcondra, Co. Dublin scores 66/100 for quality of life, #32 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €542,050 (most €407,250–€700,000), it scores 59/100 for safety (61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 11,149 people live here, up 8.5% since 2016. It's strongest on transport & services and environment.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind 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 Drumcondra is #58 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
11,149 people, up 8.5% since 2016.
Drumcondra, Co. Dublin, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #32 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and environment.
Drumcondra scores 59/100 on safety, ~61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Drumcondra over the last 24 months was €542,050, most between €407,250 and €700,000 (Property Price Register).
Drumcondra is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell just 1 points — lagging the national fall, prices up 11.2%.
New builds are rare in Drumcondra — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
82 planning applications were lodged within Drumcondra in the last 12 months, covering 2,568 residential units (605 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Drumcondra scores 62/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 8.5% since 2016).
Drumcondra scores 48/100 for schools and education, with 9 schools in the area.
Drumcondra is about 8 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 July 2026.