Stamullen, Co. Meath scores 59/100 for quality of life, #38 of the 107 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “steady — moves with the market”. The median home sells for €398,950 (most €336,750–€440,485), it scores 57/100 for safety (54 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents across its Garda division), 3,392 people live here. It's strongest on environment and affordability, weakest on local economy.
Updated October 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About average today — tracking the national trend — no strong local tailwind or headwind.
These seven scores and the 59/100 are measured across the K32 Eircode area, not Stamullen alone — an area that takes in much of Meath. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
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 Stamullen is #38 of 107 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
The score is for the K32 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (DMR North). Neither is measured for Stamullen on its own.
3,392 people.
Population is for Stamullen itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
124th most vibrant small town in Ireland, of 131 ranked.
Ranked against small towns only; tourist towns read high.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Stamullen, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Stamullen, Co. Meath, scores 59/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #38 of the 107 areas we rank. It's strongest on environment and affordability.
The K32 Eircode area around Stamullen scores 57/100 on safety. Its Garda division, DMR North, records ~54.0 crimes per 1,000 residents (An Garda Síochána); there is no official figure for Stamullen on its own.
Stamullen is rated "above average" on the Pobal HP Deprivation Index, averaging +1.0 across its Electoral Divisions, where 0 is the national average (range -0.5 to +2.5) (Pobal / CSO Census 2022).
The median sale price in Stamullen over the last 24 months was €398,950, with most sales between €336,750 and €440,485 (Property Price Register, rolling 24 months).
The median sale price in Stamullen over the last 24 months was €398,950, most between €336,750 and €440,485 (Property Price Register).
Stamullen is rated "Steady — moves with the market" — unemployment fell 9% → 5%, in line with nationally.
About 22% of homes sold in Stamullen in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
7 planning applications were lodged within Stamullen in the last 12 months, covering 2 residential units (62 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Stamullen scores 69/100 for families and community.
Stamullen scores 48/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Stamullen is about 36 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 October 2026.