Portmarnock, Co. Fingal scores 73/100 for quality of life, #13 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €667,802 (most €543,750–€770,231), it scores 59/100 for safety (61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 8,856 people live here, up 1% since 2016. It's strongest on transport & services and environment.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
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 Portmarnock is #18 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
8,856 people, up 1% since 2016.
Portmarnock, Co. Fingal, scores 73/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #13 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and environment.
Portmarnock scores 59/100 on safety, ~61.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Portmarnock over the last 24 months was €667,802, most between €543,750 and €770,231 (Property Price Register).
Portmarnock is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell just 1 points — lagging the national fall, population grew just 1.0% vs 8% nationally.
About 2% of homes sold in Portmarnock in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
55 planning applications were lodged within Portmarnock in the last 12 months (335 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Portmarnock scores 70/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 1% since 2016).
Portmarnock scores 58/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Portmarnock is about 24 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.