Lackaghbeg, Co. Galway scores 67/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “established, plateauing”. The median home sells for €381,000 (most €322,500–€402,250), it scores 61/100 for safety (60.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 304 people live here. It's strongest on family & community and environment.
Updated September 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — affluent and stable, but growth has plateaued — don't overpay.
These seven scores and the 67/100 are measured across the H65 Eircode area, not Lackaghbeg alone — an area that takes in much of GALWAY. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the H65 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Galway). Neither is measured for Lackaghbeg on its own.
304 people.
Population is for Lackaghbeg 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 Lackaghbeg, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Lackaghbeg, Co. Galway, scores 67/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on family & community and environment.
Lackaghbeg scores 61/100 on safety, ~60.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Lackaghbeg over the last 24 months was €381,000, with most sales between €322,500 and €402,250 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Lackaghbeg over the last 24 months was €381,000, most between €322,500 and €402,250 (Property Price Register).
Lackaghbeg is rated "Established, plateauing" — unemployment fell 7% → 4%, in line with nationally.
Lackaghbeg scores 86/100 for families and community.
Lackaghbeg scores 60/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Lackaghbeg is about 21 minutes by road from Galway.
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 September 2026.