Oldcastle, Co. Meath scores 57/100 for quality of life, #72 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €290,000 (most €208,000–€325,991), it scores 74/100 for safety (40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 813 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and environment, weakest on transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
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 Oldcastle is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
813 people.
Oldcastle, Co. Meath, 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 environment.
Oldcastle scores 74/100 on safety, ~40.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Oldcastle over the last 24 months was €290,000, most between €208,000 and €325,991 (Property Price Register).
Oldcastle is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 19% → 10% — faster than nationally, third-level education up only 4 points — behind the national rise, recorded crime falling.
New builds are rare in Oldcastle — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
5 planning applications were lodged within Oldcastle in the last 12 months, covering 1 residential unit (25 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Oldcastle scores 83/100 for families and community.
Oldcastle scores 42/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Oldcastle is about 76 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.