Saggart, Co. Dublin scores 54/100 for quality of life, #64 of the 107 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €377,000 (most €313,540–€439,000), it scores 48/100 for safety (67.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents across its Garda division), 2,540 people live here. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability, weakest on local economy.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
These seven scores and the 54/100 are measured across the D24 Eircode area, not Saggart alone — an area that takes in much of Dublin. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
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 Saggart is #75 of 107 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the D24 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (DMR West). Neither is measured for Saggart on its own.
2,540 people.
Population is for Saggart itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
111th 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 Saggart, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Saggart, Co. Dublin, scores 54/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #64 of the 107 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and affordability.
The D24 Eircode area around Saggart scores 48/100 on safety. Its Garda division, DMR West, records ~67.7 crimes per 1,000 residents (An Garda Síochána); there is no official figure for Saggart on its own.
Saggart is rated "above average" on the Pobal HP Deprivation Index, averaging +2.2 across its Electoral Divisions, where 0 is the national average (range +1.1 to +3.3) (Pobal / CSO Census 2022).
The median sale price in Saggart over the last 24 months was €377,000, with most sales between €313,540 and €439,000 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Saggart over the last 24 months was €377,000, most between €313,540 and €439,000 (Property Price Register).
Saggart is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell just 1 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up 10 points — faster than nationally.
About 16% of homes sold in Saggart in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
5 planning applications were lodged within Saggart in the last 12 months, covering 611 residential units (19 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Saggart scores 62/100 for families and community.
Saggart scores 30/100 for schools and education, with 5 schools in the area.
Saggart is about 25 minutes by road from Dublin, with 2 rail stops 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.