Ferbane, Co. Offaly scores 57/100 for quality of life, #70 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €274,000 (most €215,000–€308,370), it scores 40/100 for safety (90.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,324 people live here, up 3.7% 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 — 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 Ferbane is #62 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,324 people, up 3.7% since 2016.
Ferbane, Co. Offaly, scores 57/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #70 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Ferbane scores 40/100 on safety, ~90.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Ferbane over the last 24 months was €274,000, most between €215,000 and €308,370 (Property Price Register).
Ferbane is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell 13% → 10%, in line with nationally, population grew just 3.7% vs 8% nationally, prices up 247.1%, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 39% of homes sold in Ferbane in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
10 planning applications were lodged within Ferbane in the last 12 months, covering 50 residential units (93 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Ferbane scores 79/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 3.7% since 2016).
Ferbane scores 36/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Ferbane is about 80 minutes by road from Galway.
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.