Greystones-Delgany, Co. Wicklow scores 76/100 for quality of life, #9 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “established, plateauing”. The median home sells for €590,000 (most €462,555–€765,500), it scores 70/100 for safety (43.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 20,843 people live here. It's strongest on local economy and environment, weakest on affordability.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — affluent and stable, but growth has plateaued — don't overpay.
These seven scores and the 76/100 are measured across the A63 Eircode area, not Greystones-Delgany alone — an area that takes in much of WICKLOW. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
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 Greystones-Delgany is #10 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the A63 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Wicklow). Neither is measured for Greystones-Delgany on its own.
20,843 people.
Population is for Greystones-Delgany itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
61st most vibrant large town in Ireland, of 65 ranked.
Ranked against large towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Greystones-Delgany, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Greystones-Delgany, Co. Wicklow, scores 76/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #9 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on local economy and environment.
Greystones-Delgany scores 70/100 on safety, ~43.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Greystones-Delgany over the last 24 months was €590,000, most between €462,555 and €765,500 (Property Price Register).
Greystones-Delgany is rated "Established, plateauing" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally, prices up 12.0%.
About 21% of homes sold in Greystones-Delgany in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
194 planning applications were lodged within Greystones-Delgany in the last 12 months, covering 152 residential units (1,202 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Greystones-Delgany scores 80/100 for families and community.
Greystones-Delgany scores 76/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Greystones-Delgany is about 39 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.