Strandhill, Co. Sligo scores 66/100 for quality of life, #29 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “prime & compounding”. The median home sells for €351,271 (most €280,844–€506,250), it scores 75/100 for safety (37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,557 people live here, up 11.9% since 2016. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — affluent already, and still strengthening.
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 Strandhill is #10 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
1,557 people, up 11.9% since 2016.
Strandhill, Co. Sligo, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #29 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on affordability and environment.
Strandhill scores 75/100 on safety, ~37.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Strandhill over the last 24 months was €351,271, most between €280,844 and €506,250 (Property Price Register).
Strandhill is rated "Prime & compounding" — unemployment fell 9% → 6%, in line with nationally, population grew 11.9% — well above the national 8%, prices up 422.8%.
About 17% of homes sold in Strandhill in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
10 planning applications were lodged within Strandhill in the last 12 months, covering 21 residential units (46 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Strandhill scores 75/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 11.9% since 2016).
Strandhill scores 52/100 for schools and education.
Strandhill is about 129 minutes by road from Galway.
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.