Knocknagree, Co. Cork scores 58/100 for quality of life, #67 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €175,000 (most €105,000–€185,500), it scores 56/100 for safety (67 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 213 people live here, up 0.9% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
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 Knocknagree is #58 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
213 people, up 0.9% since 2016.
Knocknagree, Co. Cork, scores 58/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #67 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Knocknagree scores 56/100 on safety, ~67.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Knocknagree over the last 24 months was €175,000, most between €105,000 and €185,500 (Property Price Register).
Knocknagree is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell just 1 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise, population grew just 0.9% vs 8% nationally.
New builds are rare in Knocknagree — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
2 planning applications were lodged within Knocknagree in the last 12 months (21 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Knocknagree scores 82/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 0.9% since 2016).
Knocknagree scores 41/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Knocknagree is about 70 minutes by road from Cork.
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.