Knocklyon, Co. Dublin scores 79/100 for quality of life, #4 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €628,000 (most €575,000–€720,000), it scores 60/100 for safety (60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 3,510 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and family & community, weakest on affordability.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
These seven scores and the 79/100 are measured across the D16 Eircode area, not Knocklyon 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 Knocklyon is #10 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the D16 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (DMR South). Neither is measured for Knocklyon on its own.
3,510 people.
Population is for Knocklyon itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
109th 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 Knocklyon, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Knocklyon, Co. Dublin, scores 79/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #4 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and family & community.
Knocklyon scores 60/100 on safety, ~60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Knocklyon over the last 24 months was €628,000, with most sales between €575,000 and €720,000 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Knocklyon over the last 24 months was €628,000, most between €575,000 and €720,000 (Property Price Register).
Knocklyon is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise.
New builds are rare in Knocklyon — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
15 planning applications were lodged within Knocklyon in the last 12 months, covering 11 residential units (134 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Knocklyon scores 82/100 for families and community.
Knocklyon scores 74/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Knocklyon is about 19 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.