Place profile · Portmarnock, Co. Fingal

Is Portmarnock a good place to live?

Portmarnock is prime and still compounding.

Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.

Third-level education up 6 points

Where Portmarnock sits.

Co. Fingal · 27 bus stops · no rail.

24 min
drive to Dublin

Ranked #6 in Fingal for quality of life.

70/100
#18 nationally
Transport & services99
Environment88
Family & community70
Local economy65
Safety59
Schools & education58
Affordability49

Homes sell for €667,802.

€543,750€770,231
-11.1%1.8% new-build320 sales / 2yr

Well connected.

99/100
Transport & services score

Clean, green surrounds.

88/100
Environment score

Good for families.

70/100
Family & community score

The community here.

8,856 people, up 1% since 2016.

Who lives here.

55%
third-level
57%
professional
5.4%
unemployment
Affluence: affluent

Mostly owner-occupied.

83.7% own12.6% rent2% social

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 2026.