Dundrum, Co. South Tipperary scores 60/100 for quality of life, #55 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €259,912 (most €175,500–€295,116), it scores 56/100 for safety (64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 221 people live here, up 14.5% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than 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 Dundrum is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
221 people, up 14.5% since 2016.
Dundrum, Co. South Tipperary, scores 60/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #55 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Dundrum scores 56/100 on safety, ~64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Dundrum over the last 24 months was €259,912, most between €175,500 and €295,116 (Property Price Register).
Dundrum is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 19% → 9% — faster than nationally, third-level education up only 3 points — behind the national rise, population grew 14.5% — well above the national 8%, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Dundrum — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
3 planning applications were lodged within Dundrum in the last 12 months (14 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Dundrum scores 75/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 14.5% since 2016).
Dundrum scores 26/100 for schools and education.
Dundrum is about 51 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.