Sandymount, Co. Dublin City scores 74/100 for quality of life, #12 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €897,500 (most €575,000–€1,347,500), it scores 60/100 for safety (60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 2,816 people live here, down 8.9% since 2016. It's strongest on transport & services and local economy, weakest on affordability.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — the fundamentals are slipping behind the rest of the country.
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 Sandymount is #50 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
2,816 people, down 8.9% since 2016.
Sandymount, Co. Dublin City, scores 74/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #12 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and local economy.
Sandymount scores 60/100 on safety, ~60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Sandymount over the last 24 months was €897,500, most between €575,000 and €1,347,500 (Property Price Register).
Sandymount is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell just 0 points — lagging the national fall, population fell 8.9% since 2016, prices up 21.6%.
New builds are rare in Sandymount — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
68 planning applications were lodged within Sandymount in the last 12 months, covering 21 residential units (462 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Sandymount scores 38/100 for families and community.
Sandymount scores 78/100 for schools and education, with 4 schools in the area.
Sandymount is about 9 minutes by road from Dublin, with 3 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 August 2026.