Slieverue, Co. Kilkenny scores 59/100 for quality of life, #59 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “declining”. The median home sells for €323,000 (most €206,250–€427,438), it scores 51/100 for safety (75.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 458 people live here, down 14.2% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and transport & services, weakest on local economy.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Below 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 Slieverue is #50 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
458 people, down 14.2% since 2016.
Slieverue, Co. Kilkenny, 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 affordability and transport & services.
Slieverue scores 51/100 on safety, ~75.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Slieverue over the last 24 months was €323,000, most between €206,250 and €427,438 (Property Price Register).
Slieverue is rated "Declining" — unemployment fell just 1 points — lagging the national fall, population fell 14.2% since 2016.
New builds are rare in Slieverue — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
2 planning applications were lodged within Slieverue in the last 12 months (27 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Slieverue scores 66/100 for families and community.
Slieverue scores 32/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Slieverue is about 9 minutes by road from Waterford.
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 July 2026.