Newcastle, Co. Wicklow scores 76/100 for quality of life, #9 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €475,000 (most €392,500–€720,000), it scores 70/100 for safety (43.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,010 people live here. It's strongest on local economy and environment, weakest on affordability.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
These seven scores and the 76/100 are measured across the A63 Eircode area, not Newcastle alone — an area that takes in much of WICKLOW. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
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 Newcastle is #10 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the A63 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Wicklow). Neither is measured for Newcastle on its own.
1,010 people.
Population is for Newcastle 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 Newcastle, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Newcastle, Co. Wicklow, scores 76/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #9 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on local economy and environment.
Newcastle scores 70/100 on safety, ~43.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Newcastle over the last 24 months was €475,000, most between €392,500 and €720,000 (Property Price Register).
Newcastle is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 11% → 6%, in line with nationally.
About 18% of homes sold in Newcastle in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
8 planning applications were lodged within Newcastle in the last 12 months, covering 16 residential units (62 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Newcastle scores 80/100 for families and community.
Newcastle scores 76/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Newcastle is about 44 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.