Unionhall, Co. Cork scores 59/100 for quality of life, #59 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €355,639 (most €343,458–€367,819), it scores 61/100 for safety (58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 143 people live here, down 16.4% since 2016. It's strongest on family & community and affordability, weakest on transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About 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 Unionhall is #66 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
143 people, down 16.4% since 2016.
Unionhall, Co. Cork, 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 family & community and affordability.
Unionhall scores 61/100 on safety, ~58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Unionhall over the last 24 months was €355,639, most between €343,458 and €367,819 (Property Price Register).
Unionhall is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell 9% → 6%, in line with nationally, population fell 16.4% since 2016.
About 100% of homes sold in Unionhall in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
1 planning application was lodged within Unionhall in the last 12 months (27 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Unionhall scores 86/100 for families and community.
Unionhall scores 56/100 for schools and education.
Unionhall is about 74 minutes by road from Cork.
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.