Newcastle, Co. South Dublin scores 50/100 for quality of life, #104 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €440,529 (most €418,502–€485,541), it scores 48/100 for safety (79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,914 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability, weakest on local economy.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
These seven scores and the 50/100 are measured across the D22 Eircode area, not Newcastle alone — an area that takes in much of SOUTH DUBLIN. 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 #101 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the D22 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (DMR West). Neither is measured for Newcastle on its own.
2,914 people.
Population is for Newcastle itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
98th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
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. South Dublin, scores 50/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #104 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability.
Newcastle scores 48/100 on safety, ~79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Newcastle over the last 24 months was €440,529, most between €418,502 and €485,541 (Property Price Register).
Newcastle is rated "Declining" — unemployment rose 8% → 14% — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 0 points — behind the national rise.
About 54% of homes sold in Newcastle in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
3 planning applications were lodged within Newcastle in the last 12 months, covering 1 residential unit (51 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Newcastle scores 54/100 for families and community.
Newcastle scores 22/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Newcastle is about 26 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.