Firhouse, Co. Dublin City scores 56/100 for quality of life, #77 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €484,582 (most €408,346–€552,500), it scores 48/100 for safety (79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,369 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind 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 Firhouse is #85 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
2,369 people.
Firhouse, Co. Dublin City, scores 56/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #77 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability.
Firhouse scores 48/100 on safety, ~79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Firhouse over the last 24 months was €484,582, most between €408,346 and €552,500 (Property Price Register).
Firhouse is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 10% → 8%, in line with nationally, third-level education up only 1 points — behind the national rise, prices up 16.2%.
About 21% of homes sold in Firhouse in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
12 planning applications were lodged within Firhouse in the last 12 months, covering 227 residential units (85 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Firhouse scores 62/100 for families and community.
Firhouse scores 32/100 for schools and education, with 6 schools in the area.
Firhouse is about 19 minutes by road from Dublin, with 2 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.