Harold's Cross, Co. Dublin City scores 81/100 for quality of life, #2 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “established, plateauing”. The median home sells for €580,000 (most €450,000–€918,990), it scores 60/100 for safety (60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,406 people live here, up 7% since 2016. It's strongest on transport & services and local economy, 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.
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 Harold's Cross is #10 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,406 people, up 7% since 2016.
Harold's Cross, Co. Dublin City, scores 81/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #2 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and local economy.
Harold's Cross scores 60/100 on safety, ~60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Harold's Cross over the last 24 months was €580,000, most between €450,000 and €918,990 (Property Price Register).
Harold's Cross is rated "Established, plateauing" — unemployment fell 9% → 6%, in line with nationally, prices up 22.7%.
New builds are rare in Harold's Cross — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
18 planning applications were lodged within Harold's Cross in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (95 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Harold's Cross scores 84/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 7% since 2016).
Harold's Cross scores 82/100 for schools and education.
Harold's Cross is about 9 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.