Longwood, Co. Meath scores 67/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €350,000 (most €315,000–€396,475), it scores 47/100 for safety (76 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 3,306 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and family & community, weakest on schools & education.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
3,306 people.
Longwood, Co. Meath, scores 67/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on transport & services and family & community.
Longwood scores 47/100 on safety, ~76.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Longwood over the last 24 months was €350,000, most between €315,000 and €396,475 (Property Price Register).
Longwood is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 9% → 6%, in line with nationally, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise, recorded crime falling.
About 89% of homes sold in Longwood in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
5 planning applications were lodged within Longwood in the last 12 months, covering 14 residential units (30 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Longwood scores 83/100 for families and community.
Longwood scores 34/100 for schools and education.
Longwood is about 49 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.