Knockbridge, Co. Louth scores 62/100 for quality of life, #46 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €274,779 (most €236,500–€350,000), it scores 54/100 for safety (68 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 759 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
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 Knockbridge is #31 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
759 people.
Knockbridge, Co. Louth, scores 62/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #46 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Knockbridge scores 54/100 on safety, ~68.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Knockbridge over the last 24 months was €274,779, most between €236,500 and €350,000 (Property Price Register).
Knockbridge is rated "Declining" — unemployment rose 9% → 10% — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 2 points — behind the national rise.
New builds are rare in Knockbridge — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
3 planning applications were lodged within Knockbridge in the last 12 months, covering 8 residential units (40 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Knockbridge scores 73/100 for families and community.
Knockbridge scores 38/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Knockbridge is about 64 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.