Broadford’s story
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BroadfordCo. Clare
Population 294: a town in Co. Clare. The population grew 11% between 2016 and 2022.
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Photo: Graham Horn · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
294
CSO, Census 2022 · Clare County Council
Median age
43.6
16% are 65+ · Co. Clare 15%
Degree level
26%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Broadford a good place to live?
Prices run to a median €311,900, 4.6 times local household income. 3% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 8% of people here were born outside Ireland. It skews young: 16% of residents are 15 to 24.
There are no grades for Broadford: Irish towns need 1,000 residents for them.
What makes Broadford stand out
The 3 things Broadford does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
3% walk, cycle or ride
The median of Irish towns: 23%
CSO, Census 2022
Born outside Ireland
Who lives here
8% were born abroad
The median of Irish towns: 22%
CSO, Census 2022
Residents aged 15 to 24
Who lives here
16% are 15 to 24
The median of Irish towns: 12%
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Broadford.
Schools
Pupil numbers around Broadford grew +16% since 2019, above Co. Clare’s towns and Irish towns
Families in Broadford have one school within 3 km. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 136.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadford & Kilbane National School Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 136 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Broadford | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +16% | +1% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 10% | 8% |
136
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+16%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.3 km
to the nearest primary school
11 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
Natural hazards
Low radon and steady ground in Broadford; flooding isn’t measured here
For a swim, the nearest bathing water is Ballycuggeran, 12 km from Broadford, rated excellent in 2025. By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred here has radon above the reference level. The ground under Broadford carries no high landslide susceptibility.
0%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
| Share of homes | Broadford | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 73% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0%
of homes over the radon level
12 km
to Ballycuggeran bathing water (excellent)
21
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Broadford is wetter than Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns: 1,358 mm of rain a year
Midwinter nights in Broadford bottom out at 2.7°C on average. Here July highs average 19.8°C, close to both Co. Clare’s towns (19.7°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). The annual mean here is 10.3°C.
19.8°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter9.1°C
Spring13.6°C
Summer19.3°C
Autumn14.4°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Broadford | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,358 mm | 1,199 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.7°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.8°C | 19.7°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.3°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
19.8°C
July high
2.7°C
January low
1,358 mm
Rain a year
151 mm
Wettest month
18
Air frosts
1,338 hrs
Sunshine
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Fewer people in Broadford have a disability than its ages would predict: 76 per 100 expected, under Co. Clare’s towns and Irish towns
1.4% of residents report bad or very bad health. Allowing for its ages, Broadford has 71 residents in bad health per 100 expected, below both Co. Clare’s towns (141) and Irish towns (113). Asked at the census, 94% of residents of Broadford said they were in good or very good health.
94%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health71
Disability76
Co. Clare141
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 94%Fair 5%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2022 | Broadford | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 94% | 87% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 7.1% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.4% | 2.5% | 2% |
71
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Clare 141
76
disability per 100 expected · Co. Clare 110
82.5 · 79
life expectancy, women · men, the Mid-West region, 2016
31%
hold a medical card, HSE Midwest
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Housing
Private renting is less common in Broadford than in Co. Clare’s towns or across Irish towns: 6%
Nearly four in five households own their home, higher than both Co. Clare’s towns (64%) and Irish towns (61%). Social housing holds 14% of households.
€312Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Broadford€312K
Co. Clare€280K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Broadford | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 6% | 21% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 79% | 64% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €312K | €280K | €350K |
79%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
6%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,170
a month on new tenancies, County Clare
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area V94, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
More protected nature lies near Broadford than Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns: 12% of the land within 5 km
Woodland covers 5.5% of the land within 1 km, higher than both Co. Clare’s towns (3.9%) and Irish towns (2.7%). 100% of homes have green space within 400 m. Every 1,000 residents of Broadford share 4.7 ha of green space.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Broadford4.7 ha
Co. Clare1.7 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Broadford | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 69% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 12% | 9.6% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 5.5% | 3.9% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 0.7 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
100%
Near a park
4.7 ha
Green space
0 km
Footpaths
12%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Broadford today: sunny, topping out at 11 degrees
For Broadford, a normal November afternoon peaks at 11°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 5°C. A quiet day is due today: no rain, a light wind peaking at 19 km/h, and 5°C overnight. Plan indoor things for Tuesday, when about 4 mm of rain is forecast.
11°C / 5°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December9°C
January9°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 406 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 5°C | 269 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 304 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 379 mm |
11°C / 5°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
12 km/h
Wind
98%
Humidity
9 h 21 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Broadford walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns: 2.8%
Workers spend 30.6 min getting to work, on average. Nearly nine in ten commuters drove, above Co. Clare’s towns (77%) and Irish towns (66%) alike. Working from home was the norm for 6.4% of workers at the census.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van89%
Walk1%
Bicycle1%
| Census 2022 | Broadford | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 22% | 44% | 31% |
| Average trip | 30.6 min | 23.1 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8% | 9.1% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 68% | 68% |
€67,420
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Clare €54,654
6%
worked mainly from home, 2022
4%
trips of an hour or more
3,361
on the Live Register, County Clare, September 2026
CSO, Census 2022 travel to work, work and education · CSO Geographical Profiles of Income 2022 · Live Register · Census day was 3 April 2022, with working from home still common; shares are of those who travelled.
Who lives here
Irish is an everyday language in Broadford: 1.8% speak it daily, above Co. Clare
8.2% were born abroad, below both Co. Clare’s towns (18%) and Irish towns (22%). Among adults, 26% have a degree. The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents.
43.6median age
BroadfordCo. ClareIreland
Ages · share of residents
16%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none11%
Lower secondary13%
Leaving Cert42%
Diploma or cert9%
Degree or higher26%
Women and men · all residents
49.0% of Broadford’s residents are women
144 women and 150 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Broadford | Co. Clare | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 20% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 11% | 9.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 42% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 8.7% | 6.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 26% | 28% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Clare and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
More people in Broadford vote than in Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns: 61% turnout at the local elections
With 14 of 28 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Clare County Council, short of the 15 a majority needs. Turnout at the general election came to 64%. Clare County Council runs Broadford: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it.
14/28seats held by Fianna Fáil
Seats on Clare County · June 2024
Fianna Fáil14
Fine Gael9
Independent3
Sinn Féin2
| Turnout | Broadford | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 61% | 50% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
5
Councillors
14/28
Fianna Fáil seats on Clare County, the largest party
61%
turnout, June 2024
4
TDs elected for Clare
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Bunratty Castle and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Broadford; these are the best known within 40 km.
CastleBunratty Castle17 km southwest
CathedralSt John's Cathedral16 km south
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral15 km south
National parkBurren National Park33 km northwest
MuseumThe Hunt Museum16 km south
CastleKnappogue Castle13 km westPlaces: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St John's Cathedral: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Mary's Cathedral: Sean.magner89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burren National Park: The Banner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Hunt Museum: Roland Czaczyk ( FreeBird 19:17, 23 December 2006 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Knappogue Castle: https://www.flickr.com/people/sitomon/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Broadford
15pages on Broadford
Famous people from around Broadford
One notable person was born in Broadford; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
R
Robert Palmer AbbottPolitician and solicitor in New South Wales, Australia · 1830–1901B
Brian BoruHigh King of Ireland · born in Killaloe · 941–1014K
Keith WoodIrish rugby union player · born in Killaloe · born 1972M
Michael HerbertIrish politician and hurler (1925–2006) · born in Castleconnell
A
Alexander John ArbuthnotBritish official and writer (1822–1907) · born in KillaloePhoto credits
Sarah Winstedt: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Broadford’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
ArdnacrushaSixmilebridgeKillaloeBallinaCastleconnellWestburyBroadford
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadford | 294 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ardnacrusha | 1,229 | 11 | — | B | A | A+ |
| Sixmilebridge | 2,832 | 12 | B+ | B | B− | B+ |
| Killaloe | 1,666 | 13 | — | B | B | D |
| Ballina Tipperary | 2,959 | 13 | B− | C− | B | A− |
| Castleconnell Limerick | 2,488 | 14 | — | C | C− | B− |
| Westbury | 3,636 | 14 | B− | C− | A | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Broadford
Is Broadford growing?
Broadford had 294 people at the 2022 census, up from 265 in 2016: 10.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Broadford a young town or an old one?
The median age in Broadford is 43.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Broadford
Urban area in Co. Clare
294 people live in Broadford, in the area of Clare County Council. TownRatings uses the CSO’s 2022 Urban Areas as Ireland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a county or a council area, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from Tailte Éireann’s boundaries and the CSO’s Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0)
- Population
- 294 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Clare
- Council
- Clare County Council
- Local electoral area
- Killaloe
- Dáil constituency
- Clare
- Name in Irish
- Áth Leathan
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:16549
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).