Knockraha, Co. Cork scores 63/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €545,000 (most €406,000–€590,000), it scores 58/100 for safety (52.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 517 people live here. It's strongest on family & community and local economy, weakest on transport & services.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.
These seven scores and the 63/100 are measured across the T56 Eircode area, not Knockraha alone — an area that takes in much of Cork. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the T56 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Cork City). Neither is measured for Knockraha on its own.
517 people.
Population is for Knockraha itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
Not ranked: under 2,000 residents, one pub swings the per-head figure too far.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Knockraha, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Knockraha, Co. Cork, scores 63/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on family & community and local economy.
Knockraha scores 58/100 on safety, ~52.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Knockraha over the last 24 months was €545,000, with most sales between €406,000 and €590,000 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Knockraha over the last 24 months was €545,000, most between €406,000 and €590,000 (Property Price Register).
Knockraha is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment rose 5% → 5% — lagging the national fall.
Knockraha scores 92/100 for families and community.
Knockraha scores 57/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Knockraha is about 22 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 October 2026.