Inchicore, Co. Dublin scores 51/100 for quality of life, #100 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €420,000 (most €335,750–€500,000), it scores 10/100 for safety (168.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 5,285 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and environment, weakest on safety.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
These seven scores and the 51/100 are measured across the D08 Eircode area, not Inchicore alone — an area that takes in much of Dublin. 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 Inchicore is #103 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the D08 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (DMR South Central). Neither is measured for Inchicore on its own.
5,285 people.
Population is for Inchicore itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
38th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Inchicore, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Inchicore, Co. Dublin, scores 51/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #100 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and environment.
Inchicore scores 10/100 on safety, ~168.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Inchicore over the last 24 months was €420,000, most between €335,750 and €500,000 (Property Price Register).
Inchicore is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 17% → 10% — faster than nationally.
New builds are rare in Inchicore — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
46 planning applications were lodged within Inchicore in the last 12 months, covering 12 residential units (224 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Inchicore scores 31/100 for families and community.
Inchicore scores 46/100 for schools and education, with 4 schools in the area.
Inchicore is about 11 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.