Schull, Co. Cork scores 59/100 for quality of life, #59 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up”. The median home sells for €435,000 (most €347,500–€628,788), it scores 61/100 for safety (58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 405 people live here, up 76.9% since 2016. It's strongest on family & community and affordability, weakest on transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — and pulling ahead of 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 Schull is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
405 people, up 76.9% since 2016.
Schull, Co. Cork, scores 59/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #59 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on family & community and affordability.
Schull scores 61/100 on safety, ~58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Schull over the last 24 months was €435,000, most between €347,500 and €628,788 (Property Price Register).
Schull is rated "On the up" — unemployment fell 10% → 6%, in line with nationally, population grew 76.9% — well above the national 8%, prices up 26.6%, recorded crime falling.
About 13% of homes sold in Schull in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
4 planning applications were lodged within Schull in the last 12 months, covering 10 residential units (90 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Schull scores 86/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 76.9% since 2016).
Schull scores 56/100 for schools and education, with 2 schools in the area.
Schull is about 96 minutes by road from Cork.
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.