Kilsheelan, Co. South Tipperary scores 59/100 for quality of life, #61 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €295,000 (most €216,000–€300,000), it scores 56/100 for safety (64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 837 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below 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 Kilsheelan is #50 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
837 people.
Kilsheelan, Co. South Tipperary, scores 59/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #61 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Kilsheelan scores 56/100 on safety, ~64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Kilsheelan over the last 24 months was €295,000, most between €216,000 and €300,000 (Property Price Register).
Kilsheelan is rated "Stagnating" — prices up 35.0%, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
New builds are rare in Kilsheelan — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
1 planning application was lodged within Kilsheelan in the last 12 months (34 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Kilsheelan scores 72/100 for families and community.
Kilsheelan scores 29/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Kilsheelan is about 39 minutes by road from Waterford.
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.