Shankill, Co. Dublin City scores 77/100 for quality of life, #7 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €521,412 (most €440,528–€685,000), it scores 60/100 for safety (60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,524 people live here. 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 — 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 Shankill is #10 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,524 people.
Shankill, Co. Dublin City, scores 77/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #7 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and local economy.
Shankill scores 60/100 on safety, ~60.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Shankill over the last 24 months was €521,412, most between €440,528 and €685,000 (Property Price Register).
Shankill is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment rose 5% → 6% — lagging the national fall, third-level education up only 0 points — behind the national rise, recorded crime falling.
About 5% of homes sold in Shankill in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
51 planning applications were lodged within Shankill in the last 12 months (300 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Shankill scores 63/100 for families and community.
Shankill scores 70/100 for schools and education, with 3 schools in the area.
Shankill is about 23 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.