Glenville, Co. Cork scores 66/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “established, plateauing”. The median home sells for €304,000 (most €158,590–€363,125), it scores 61/100 for safety (58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 501 people live here, up 54.6% since 2016. It's strongest on family & community and local economy, weakest on transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — affluent and stable, but growth has plateaued — don't overpay.
501 people, up 54.6% since 2016.
Glenville, Co. Cork, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on family & community and local economy.
Glenville scores 61/100 on safety, ~58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Glenville over the last 24 months was €304,000, most between €158,590 and €363,125 (Property Price Register).
Glenville is rated "Established, plateauing" — unemployment fell just 1 points — lagging the national fall, population grew 54.6% — well above the national 8%.
New builds are rare in Glenville — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
2 planning applications were lodged within Glenville in the last 12 months (13 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Glenville scores 92/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 54.6% since 2016).
Glenville scores 65/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Glenville is about 27 minutes by road from Cork.
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.