Roundwood, Co. Wicklow scores 70/100 for quality of life, #19 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €440,528 (most €384,961–€498,399), it scores 70/100 for safety (43.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 907 people live here, down 14.9% since 2016. It's strongest on environment and transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.
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 Roundwood is #31 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
907 people, down 14.9% since 2016.
Roundwood, Co. Wicklow, scores 70/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #19 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on environment and transport & services.
Roundwood scores 70/100 on safety, ~43.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Roundwood over the last 24 months was €440,528, most between €384,961 and €498,399 (Property Price Register).
Roundwood is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment rose 7% → 9% — lagging the national fall, population fell 14.9% since 2016, prices up 99.3%, recorded crime falling.
About 50% of homes sold in Roundwood in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
33 planning applications were lodged within Roundwood in the last 12 months, covering 29 residential units (81 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Roundwood scores 74/100 for families and community.
Roundwood scores 57/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Roundwood is about 45 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.