Rathluirc (Charleville), Co. Cork scores 61/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €228,500 (most €147,125–€305,250), it scores 58/100 for safety (52.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents across its Garda division), 3,691 people live here. It's strongest on affordability and environment, weakest on local economy.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than the national trend.
These seven scores and the 61/100 are measured across the P56 Eircode area, not Rathluirc (Charleville) alone — an area that takes in much of Cork. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the P56 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Cork City). Neither is measured for Rathluirc (Charleville) on its own.
3,691 people.
Population is for Rathluirc (Charleville) itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
66th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Rathluirc (Charleville), which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Rathluirc (Charleville), Co. Cork, scores 61/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on affordability and environment.
The P56 Eircode area around Rathluirc (Charleville) scores 58/100 on safety. Its Garda division, Cork City, records ~52.9 crimes per 1,000 residents (An Garda Síochána); there is no official figure for Rathluirc (Charleville) on its own.
Rathluirc (Charleville) is rated "disadvantaged" on the Pobal HP Deprivation Index, averaging -9.3 across its Electoral Divisions, where 0 is the national average (range -10.9 to -7.6) (Pobal / CSO Census 2022).
The median sale price in Rathluirc (Charleville) over the last 24 months was €228,500, with most sales between €147,125 and €305,250 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Rathluirc (Charleville) over the last 24 months was €228,500, most between €147,125 and €305,250 (Property Price Register).
Rathluirc (Charleville) is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 18% → 10% — faster than nationally.
New builds are rare in Rathluirc (Charleville) — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
18 planning applications were lodged within Rathluirc (Charleville) in the last 12 months, covering 111 residential units (170 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Rathluirc (Charleville) scores 78/100 for families and community.
Rathluirc (Charleville) scores 39/100 for schools and education, with 6 schools in the area.
Rathluirc (Charleville) is about 35 minutes by road from Limerick, with 1 rail stop nearby.
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 October 2026.