Walkinstown, Co. Dublin scores 56/100 for quality of life, #77 of the 108 Irish areas BuyerIQ ranks, and its fundamentals are rated “on the up — emerging”. The median home sells for €500,000 (most €450,000–€552,500), it scores 48/100 for safety (79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 7,442 people live here, up 9.1% since 2016. It's strongest on transport & services and environment, weakest on schools & education.
Updated July 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
About 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 Walkinstown is #99 of 108 for value for money (most quality of life per euro).
7,442 people, up 9.1% since 2016.
Walkinstown, Co. Dublin, scores 56/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded) — #77 of the 108 areas we rank. It's strongest on transport & services and environment.
Walkinstown scores 48/100 on safety, ~79.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Walkinstown over the last 24 months was €500,000, most between €450,000 and €552,500 (Property Price Register).
Walkinstown is rated "On the up — emerging" — unemployment fell 13% → 7% — faster than nationally, third-level education up 8 points — faster than nationally, prices up 7.3%.
New builds are rare in Walkinstown — under 1% of recent sales (Property Price Register).
42 planning applications were lodged within Walkinstown in the last 12 months, covering 1,356 residential units (378 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Walkinstown scores 52/100 for families and community, and its population is growing (up 9.1% since 2016).
Walkinstown scores 24/100 for schools and education, with 5 schools in the area.
Walkinstown is about 13 minutes by road from Dublin, with 1 rail stop nearby.
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.