Dundrum, Co. Dublin City scores 79/100 for quality of life, #4 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €670,000 (most €500,625–€825,000), it scores 60/100 for safety (60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 819 people live here, up 3.4% since 2016. It's strongest on transport & services and family & community, weakest on affordability.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
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 Dundrum is #10 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
819 people, up 3.4% since 2016.
Dundrum, Co. Dublin City, scores 79/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #4 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and family & community.
Dundrum scores 60/100 on safety, ~60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Dundrum over the last 24 months was €670,000, most between €500,625 and €825,000 (Property Price Register).
Dundrum is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 1 points — behind the national rise, population grew just 3.4% vs 8% nationally, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Dundrum — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
11 planning applications were lodged within Dundrum in the last 12 months (68 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Dundrum scores 82/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 3.4% since 2016).
Dundrum scores 74/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Dundrum is about 18 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.