Place profile · Rochestown, Co. Cork City

Is Rochestown a good place to live?

Rochestown is prime and still compounding.

Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.

Unemployment fell 12% → 6% Third-level education up 18 points Prices up 32.9%

Where Rochestown sits.

Co. Cork City · 10 bus stops · no rail.

10 min
drive to Cork

Ranked #9 in Cork City for quality of life.

66/100
#35 nationally
Transport & services86
Affordability72
Family & community64
Local economy64
Environment62
Safety61
Schools & education55

Homes sell for €410,000.

€339,207€520,000
↑ +32.9%16.6% new-build233 sales / 2yr

Well connected.

86/100
Transport & services score

Affordable for its access.

72/100
Affordability score

Good for families.

64/100
Family & community score

The community here.

1,246 people.

Who lives here.

57%
third-level
52%
professional
5.7%
unemployment
Affluence: affluent

Mostly owner-occupied.

66.9% own23.3% rent6.9% 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.