Oola, Co. Limerick scores 60/100 for quality of life, #55 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €322,500 (most €241,000–€380,750), it scores 56/100 for safety (64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 315 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on schools & education.
Updated July 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 Oola is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
315 people.
Oola, Co. Limerick, scores 60/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #55 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services.
Oola scores 56/100 on safety, ~64.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Oola over the last 24 months was €322,500, most between €241,000 and €380,750 (Property Price Register).
Oola is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 13% → 8%, in line with nationally, third-level education up 9 points — faster than nationally.
1 planning application was lodged within Oola in the last 12 months (13 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Oola scores 75/100 for families and community.
Oola scores 26/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Oola is about 29 minutes by road from Limerick.
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 July 2026.