Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow scores 72/100 for quality of life, #11 of the 107 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up”. The median home sells for €462,555 (most €431,719–€500,000), it scores 69/100 for safety (38.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents across its Garda division), 3,539 people live here. It's strongest on family & community and local economy, weakest on affordability.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — and pulling ahead of the national trend.
These seven scores and the 72/100 are measured across the A63 Eircode area, not Newtownmountkennedy 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 Newtownmountkennedy is #13 of 107 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 Newtownmountkennedy on its own.
3,539 people.
Population is for Newtownmountkennedy itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
102nd 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 Newtownmountkennedy, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow, scores 72/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #11 of the 107 areas we rank. It's strongest on family & community and local economy.
The A63 Eircode area around Newtownmountkennedy scores 69/100 on safety. Its Garda division, Wicklow, records ~38.5 crimes per 1,000 residents (An Garda Síochána); there is no official figure for Newtownmountkennedy on its own.
Newtownmountkennedy is rated "above average" on the Pobal HP Deprivation Index, averaging +0.5 across its Electoral Divisions, where 0 is the national average (range -0.5 to +2.0) (Pobal / CSO Census 2022).
The median sale price in Newtownmountkennedy over the last 24 months was €462,555, with most sales between €431,719 and €500,000 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Newtownmountkennedy over the last 24 months was €462,555, most between €431,719 and €500,000 (Property Price Register).
Newtownmountkennedy is rated "On the up" — unemployment fell 10% → 7%, in line with nationally, recorded crime falling.
About 71% of homes sold in Newtownmountkennedy in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
13 planning applications were lodged within Newtownmountkennedy in the last 12 months (162 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Newtownmountkennedy scores 78/100 for families and community.
Newtownmountkennedy scores 71/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Newtownmountkennedy is about 38 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 October 2026.