Edenderry, Co. Offaly scores 55/100 for quality of life, #81 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €277,533 (most €237,165–€320,000), it scores 40/100 for safety (90.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 7,505 people live here, down 2% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
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 Edenderry is #77 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
7,505 people, down 2% since 2016.
Edenderry, Co. Offaly, scores 55/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #81 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Edenderry scores 40/100 on safety, ~90.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Edenderry over the last 24 months was €277,533, most between €237,165 and €320,000 (Property Price Register).
Edenderry is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 22% → 12% — faster than nationally, population fell 2.0% since 2016, prices up 44.0%.
About 17% of homes sold in Edenderry in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
37 planning applications were lodged within Edenderry in the last 12 months, covering 244 residential units (172 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Edenderry scores 73/100 for families and community.
Edenderry scores 30/100 for schools and education, with 7 schools in the area.
Edenderry is about 57 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 August 2026.