Watergrasshill, Co. Cork scores 66/100 for quality of life, and its fundamentals are rated “stagnating”. The median home sells for €373,975 (most €329,493–€449,835), it scores 61/100 for safety (58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents), 1,626 people live here. It's strongest on family & community and local economy, weakest on transport & services.
Updated August 2026 · Property Price Register + 20+ official sources, refreshed daily
Above average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.
These seven scores and the 66/100 are measured across the T56 Eircode area, not Watergrasshill alone — an area that takes in much of CORK. A strong or weak pocket inside it can read very differently from the area average.
The score is for the T56 Eircode area; the crime rate is recorded per Garda division (Cork City). Neither is measured for Watergrasshill on its own.
1,626 people.
Population is for Watergrasshill itself (Census 2022, Small-Area boundary).
Not ranked: under 2,000 residents, one pub swings the per-head figure too far.
Census profile and the affluence rating are Electoral Division figures — the CSO/Pobal area around Watergrasshill, which is why this unemployment rate can differ from the one behind the quality-of-life scores above (those are Eircode-area wide).
Watergrasshill, Co. Cork, scores 66/100 on BuyerIQ's Quality of Life composite (cost of living excluded). It's strongest on family & community and local economy.
Watergrasshill scores 61/100 on safety, ~58.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.
The median sale price in Watergrasshill over the last 24 months was €373,975, most between €329,493 and €449,835 (Property Price Register).
Watergrasshill is rated "Stagnating" — unemployment fell just 2 points — lagging the national fall, third-level education up 10 points — faster than nationally, recorded crime rising faster than the town is growing.
About 41% of homes sold in Watergrasshill in the last 24 months were new builds (Property Price Register).
5 planning applications were lodged within Watergrasshill in the last 12 months, covering 10 residential units (43 on record) — measured per town, not just at county level.
Watergrasshill scores 92/100 for families and community.
Watergrasshill scores 65/100 for schools and education, with 1 school in the area.
Watergrasshill is about 22 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.