Passage West, Co. Cork scores 65/100 for quality of life, #38 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €315,000 (most €265,000–€400,000), it scores 61/100 for safety (58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 5,263 people live here, up 2.7% since 2016. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
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 Passage West is #35 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
5,263 people, up 2.7% since 2016.
Passage West, Co. Cork, scores 65/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #38 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability.
Passage West scores 61/100 on safety, ~58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Passage West over the last 24 months was €315,000, most between €265,000 and €400,000 (Property Price Register).
Passage West is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 11% → 8%, in line with nationally, population grew just 2.7% vs 8% nationally, recorded crime falling.
About 11% of homes sold in Passage West in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
27 planning applications were lodged within Passage West in the last 12 months, covering 150 residential units (229 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Passage West scores 64/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 2.7% since 2016).
Passage West scores 55/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Passage West is about 19 minutes by road from Cork.
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.