Slane, Co. Meath scores 53/100 for quality of life, #90 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €331,500 (most €250,000–€402,500), it scores 47/100 for safety (76 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,445 people live here, up 15.5% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and family & community, weakest on transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below average today — but the fundamentals are turning, faster than 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 Slane is #93 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,445 people, up 15.5% since 2016.
Slane, Co. Meath, scores 53/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #90 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and family & community.
Slane scores 47/100 on safety, ~76.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Slane over the last 24 months was €331,500, most between €250,000 and €402,500 (Property Price Register).
Slane is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 13% → 10%, in line with nationally, third-level education up only 2 points — behind the national rise, population grew 15.5% — well above the national 8%, prices up 19.2%.
New builds are rare in Slane — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
3 planning applications were lodged within Slane in the last 12 months, covering 1 residential unit (53 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Slane scores 79/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 15.5% since 2016).
Slane scores 50/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Slane is about 47 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.