Narraghmore, Co. Kildare scores 57/100 for quality of life, #72 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €415,000 (most €300,000–€487,500), it scores 63/100 for safety (55.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,190 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
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 Narraghmore is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,190 people.
Narraghmore, Co. Kildare, scores 57/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #72 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Narraghmore scores 63/100 on safety, ~55.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Narraghmore over the last 24 months was €415,000, most between €300,000 and €487,500 (Property Price Register).
Narraghmore is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 10% → 6%, in line with nationally, prices up 175.8%.
New builds are rare in Narraghmore — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
4 planning applications were lodged within Narraghmore in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (36 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Narraghmore scores 71/100 for families and community.
Narraghmore scores 34/100 for schools and education.
Narraghmore is about 54 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.