Loughshinny, Co. Fingal scores 59/100 for quality of life, #63 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “established, plateauing”. The median home sells for €485,000 (most €442,500–€657,500), it scores 59/100 for safety (61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 741 people live here, down 7% since 2016. It's strongest on environment and family & community, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — affluent and stable, but growth has plateaued — don't overpay.
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 Loughshinny is #93 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
741 people, down 7% since 2016.
Loughshinny, Co. Fingal, scores 59/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #63 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on environment and family & community.
Loughshinny scores 59/100 on safety, ~61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Loughshinny over the last 24 months was €485,000, most between €442,500 and €657,500 (Property Price Register).
Loughshinny is rated "Established, plateauing" — unemployment fell 8% → 5%, in line with nationally, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally, population fell 7.0% since 2016.
New builds are rare in Loughshinny — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
8 planning applications were lodged within Loughshinny in the last 12 months (53 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Loughshinny scores 77/100 for families and community.
Loughshinny scores 60/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Loughshinny is about 34 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.