Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 14,529: a neighbourhood in Cork.
Bishopstown does the important things well, at a cost. Recorded crime is low: recorded crime comes to 3.1 violent offences and 3.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. What holds it back is cost of living — at a median €448,200, a home costs 7.5 times the town’s median household income. Put together, the subjects come to a B+ overall, ranking #25 of 54 in Co. Cork. Set against the rest, it does better than 69% of Irish towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.
Figures: crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · work, CSO Census 2022 · radon, EPA.
This town's Hazard risk Grade uses radon and landslides only: open LiDAR heights don't cover enough of its homes to measure flooding, so flood isn't counted for or against it.
The 3 things Bishopstown does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bishopstown with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
20 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Bishopstown. Best known first.
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral1.5 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens3.7 km outside town, to the northwest
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne2.2 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleCarrigrohane Castle1 km outside town, to the northwest
Abbey or prioryRed Abbey2 km outside town, to the east
MuseumCork Butter Museum2 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bishopstown.
Families in Bishopstown have 54 schools within 3 km to choose from: 32 primary schools, 19 secondary schools and 3 special schools. DEIS, the support scheme, covers half of them, above both Co. Cork’s towns (35%) and Irish towns (35%). Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh is the nearest secondary school, 0.3 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gael Scoil Ui Riordain GaelscoilLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 724 | Catholic |
| Coláiste Choilm Irish streamLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 1,357 | Inter-denominational |
| Gaelcholáiste Mhuire GaelcholáisteTeaches through IrishPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 690 | Catholic |
| Coláiste Éamann Rís DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 811 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Bishopstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 50% | 35% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 53% | 44% | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 11% | 9% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +0% | +2% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · You won’t find letters or results below: Ireland publishes none for single schools.
8% live in social housing, below both Co. Cork’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%). The private rented sector houses 28% of households. Households that own their home make up 63%.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €490,900 | 114 |
| Second-hand homes | €415,000 | 180 |
| The last 12 months | €440,000 | 65 |
| Housing | Bishopstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €2,147 | €1,255 | €1,606 |
| Median sale price | €448K | €340K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 8% | 14% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 28% | 21% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Damage to property topped the graded crimes in Bishopstown (2023–2025). Recorded crime of every kind runs at 37.3 per 1,000 residents a year. Theft, shown but not graded, ran at 16.7 per 1,000 a year, above both Co. Cork’s towns (10.2) and Irish towns (15.3).
Not in the gradeTheft, public order and offences found by Garda checks (drugs, road traffic, dangerous acts) are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence, burglary and damage.
| Per 1,000 a year | Bishopstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 3.1 | 6 | 5.7 |
| All recorded crime | 37.3 | 44.2 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 16.7 | 10.2 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Allowing for its ages, Bishopstown has 98 residents with a disability per 100 expected, below Co. Cork’s towns (110) and Irish towns (106) alike. A disability affects 25% of people here. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2.2% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Bishopstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 25% | 24% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 2% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Driving is how 58% of commuters got to work at the census. The average trip to work took 22.2 min, below both Co. Cork’s towns (24.8 min) and Irish towns (27.6 min). What’s more, the unemployment rate comes to 6.9%.
| Census 2022 | Bishopstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 60% | 69% | 68% |
| Average trip | 22.2 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9% | 8% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 36% | 33% | 31% |
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.
Midwinter nights in Bishopstown bottom out at 3.5°C on average. Across the year it averages 10.8°C, about level with Co. Cork’s towns (10.8°C) and above Irish towns (10.3°C). A year brings 1,108 mm of rain to Bishopstown.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Bishopstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 10.8°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.5°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,108 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
100% of homes are a short walk (400 m) from green space. Within 5 km, 0.2% of the land is protected nature, below Co. Cork’s towns (1.6%) and Irish towns (1.8%) alike. 4 parks and 90 ha of green space in all: that is Bishopstown’s share.
| Outdoors | Bishopstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 6% | 4% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 88% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 3.2 km per km² | 1.7 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.2% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Long-term averages for Bishopstown put November days at 12°C and November nights at 5°C. Today brings about 1 mm of rain and a breeze of up to 27 km/h; the low is 6°C. Tuesday stands out as the wet day ahead, with roughly 15 mm.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 4°C | 334 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 6°C | 229 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 12°C | 228 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 8°C | 317 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
1.8% speak Irish daily outside school, above both Co. Cork’s towns (1%) and Irish towns (1.1%). Over-65s are 23% of the population. One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15.
52.3% of Bishopstown’s residents are women
7,604 women and 6,925 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Bishopstown | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 20% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 19% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 23% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7.6% | 8.3% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 26% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.6% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 52% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
General election turnout: 60%, above Co. Cork’s towns (58%) and Irish towns (59%) alike. Bishopstown is run by Cork City Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. There is no majority on Cork City Council; Fianna Fáil have the most seats, 9 of 31, short of 16.
| Turnout | Bishopstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 58% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 45% | 45% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 1.3% of the total, below Co. Cork’s towns (7.7%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. Its archaeology runs to 20 recorded sites.
| Heritage | Bishopstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 19 | 106 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1.3% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 20 | 9 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Under 0.1% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, close to both Co. Cork’s towns (0.4%) and Irish towns (0%). Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Bishopstown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | under 0.1% | 0.4% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Bishopstown’s built heritage counts 27 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 20 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
15 notable people were born in Bishopstown.
Larry McCarthy: Belmccarthy, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishopstown | 14,529 | — | B+ | D | A− | B+ |
| Inishkenny | 5,552 | 1.5 | A− | C− | A− | A− |
| Glasheen | 5,981 | 2 | C+ | C− | C | B− |
| Shanakiel | 3,804 | 2 | C− | C+ | C | C− |
| Togher | 3,007 | 2.2 | C+ | C+ | B+ | D− |
| Gillabbey | 5,857 | 2.3 | D | C− | C− | C |
| Sunday's Well | 2,807 | 2.7 | C | C | C− | B |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Bishopstown is 38, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Bishopstown had 14,529 people at the 2022 census, up from 14,191 in 2016: 2.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
14% mostly work from home, and 36% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Neighbourhood in Cork
14,529 people live in Bishopstown, in the area of Cork City Council. TownRatings splits Cork into neighbourhoods made from the CSO’s Electoral Divisions, named from Tailte Éireann’s gazetteer, so each has figures of its own.
Built from Tailte Éireann’s boundaries and the CSO’s Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · TownRatings grades, run #544 (Irish towns only). 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).