Portrane, Co. Fingal scores 76/100 for quality of life, #8 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “prime & compounding”. The median home sells for €482,500 (most €391,875–€590,500), it scores 59/100 for safety (61.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,262 people live here, up 22.8% since 2016. It's strongest on local economy and environment, weakest on affordability.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.
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 Portrane is #18 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,262 people, up 22.8% since 2016.
Portrane, Co. Fingal, scores 76/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #8 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on local economy and environment.
Portrane scores 59/100 on safety, ~61.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Portrane over the last 24 months was €482,500, most between €391,875 and €590,500 (Property Price Register).
Portrane is rated "Prime & compounding" — unemployment fell just 1 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally, population grew 22.8% — well above the national 8%.
About 11% of homes sold in Portrane in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
10 planning applications were lodged within Portrane in the last 12 months (50 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Portrane scores 71/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 22.8% since 2016).
Portrane scores 82/100 for schools and education.
Portrane is about 29 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.