Bray vs Wicklow

Wicklow was the cheaper of the two over the last 12 months — a median of €400,000 against €497,399 in Bray (24% less). On the Addris Score for a home buyer, Wicklow leads 56 to 55. Everything below comes from the public registers — data to 2026-09-13.

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MeasureBrayA98 · County WicklowWicklowA67 · County Wicklow
Addris Score (home buyer) 55 · Mixed 56 · Mixedhigher
Connectivity 61 67higher
Convenience 0 2higher
Family and schools 23higher 19
Risk and resilience 100 100
Market strength 71higher 69
Future and planning 100 100
Median sold price, 12 months €497,399 €400,000cheaper
Change on the previous 12 months +2.6% +4.4%higher
Sales, 12 months 534 411
Median, 5 years €455,000 €375,000cheaper
Planning applications, 12 months 377 234
Planning granted, 12 months 90% 90%
Public transport stops 167higher 25
Departures a week 107,426higher 16,235
Schools 24higher 21
Childcare 45higher 33
GPs 53higher 32
Supermarkets 13higher 6
EV charging points 25higher 22

Bray

  • Low environmental and planning risk
  • Good signs of regeneration and future investment
  • Fewer local services within easy reach

Watch for: Very limited childcare access

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Wicklow

  • Low environmental and planning risk
  • Good signs of regeneration and future investment
  • Fewer local services within easy reach

Watch for: Very limited childcare access

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Questions people ask

Is Bray or Wicklow cheaper to buy in?

Wicklow was cheaper over the last 12 months: a median of €400,000 against €497,399 in Bray, 24% less, across 411 and 534 recorded sales.

Which has the better Addris Score, Bray or Wicklow?

Wicklow scores higher for a home buyer: 56 against 55 out of 100. The score weighs price momentum, transport, schools and services, planning activity and flood risk.

Which is better connected?

Bray has more scheduled public transport: 107,426 departures a week from 167 stops.

Where does this data come from?

Sold prices are the Property Price Register (PSRA); planning applications come from the National Planning Application Database (Tailte Éireann) and council feeds; transport from the National Transport Authority; amenities from public registers. Figures are for the areas the A98 and A67 Eircode routing keys cover, updated weekly — data to 2026-09-13.

Areas are the Eircode routing keys A98 and A67, boxed the way the map opens them. Medians exclude non-market transfers, multi-unit sales and implausible prices. Compare any two places in Ireland in the app: addris.ie/compare.