Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin City scores 75/100 for quality of life, #10 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “established, plateauing”. The median home sells for €648,000 (most €495,000–€860,000), it scores 71/100 for safety (41.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 3,061 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and environment, weakest on affordability.
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 Dun Laoghaire is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
3,061 people.
Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin City, scores 75/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #10 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and environment.
Dun Laoghaire scores 71/100 on safety, ~41.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Dun Laoghaire over the last 24 months was €648,000, most between €495,000 and €860,000 (Property Price Register).
Dun Laoghaire is rated "Established, plateauing" — unemployment fell just 1 points — lagging the national fall, prices up 10.2%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Dun Laoghaire — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
71 planning applications were lodged within Dun Laoghaire in the last 12 months, covering 11 residential units (376 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Dun Laoghaire scores 62/100 for families and community.
Dun Laoghaire scores 78/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Dun Laoghaire is about 21 minutes by road from Dublin, with 4 rail stops 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 August 2026.