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In Co. Cork, this town has 684 residents. It grew by 10% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses.
Half the homes sold for more than €249,800, a price of 4.5 times what the median household earns. 11 of its buildings are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 12% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
Churchtown isn’t graded: grades for Irish towns begin at 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Churchtown does most differently from other towns.
2 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Churchtown.
By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred in Churchtown has radon above the reference level. The ground under Churchtown carries no high landslide susceptibility. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
| Share of homes | Churchtown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 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.
A year brings 1,107 mm of rain to Churchtown. July afternoons reach 19.6°C here, below Co. Cork’s towns (20.0°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C) alike. Across the year, Churchtown averages 10.2°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Churchtown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.6°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.6°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.2°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 1,107 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
At the census, 86% of people in Churchtown called their health good or very good, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (88%) and Irish towns (88%). Weighed against its ages, bad health locally runs at 131 per 100 expected. Disability touches 31% of the town’s population.
| Census 2022 | Churchtown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 31% | 24% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.7% | 2% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 88% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.3% | 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
Owners make up 54% of households, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (61%). Council and housing-body homes hold 15% of households.
| Housing | Churchtown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 31% | 21% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €250K | €350K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 54% | 60% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 15% | 14% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area P51, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Woodland covers 0.6% of the land within 1 km, below Co. Cork’s towns (4.1%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike. Protected nature near Churchtown includes Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC. 100% of homes have green space within 400 m.
| Outdoors | Churchtown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.6% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 100% | 90% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 4.8% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Churchtown’s forecast, set beside its normal weather: in November a typical day reaches 11°C, and nights drop to 5°C. Today stays dry but breezy, with wind up to 21 km/h and a low of 6°C. Over the coming week, Tuesday looks wettest, with about 4 mm of rain.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 338 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 225 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 231 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 313 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Short trips: 40% under 15 minutes, above Co. Cork’s towns (33%) and Irish towns (31%) alike. Driving is how 78% of commuters got to work at the census. The commute to work averages 27.2 min.
| Census 2022 | Churchtown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 64% | 69% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 40% | 33% | 31% |
| Average trip | 27.2 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9% | 8% | 9.2% |
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.
The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, below Co. Cork’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%) alike. 19% of residents are 65 or over. Graduates make up nearly a third of adults.
53.1% of Churchtown’s residents are women
363 women and 321 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Churchtown | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 19% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 8.5% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.6% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 32% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
At the last local elections, 50% of voters went to the polls. Churchtown is run by Cork County Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. There is no majority on Cork County Council; Fianna Fáil have the most seats, 19 of 55, short of 28.
| Turnout | Churchtown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 58% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 50% | 45% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Beneath and around the town lie 2 recorded archaeological sites. 5.5% of homes date from before 1919.
| Heritage | Churchtown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 161 | 103 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 11 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 5.5% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Families in Churchtown have one school within 3 km. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 103.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Bhrugh Thuinne Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 103 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Churchtown | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 37% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −9% | +1% | +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.
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Churchtown; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CastleLiscarroll Castle4.5 km outside town, to the west
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens39 km south
CastleKilbolane Castle11 km northwest
Abbey or prioryBallybeg Priory St. Thomas6.9 km southeast
Abbey or prioryMourne Abbey16 km south
CastleMallow Castle16 km southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Churchtown’s built heritage counts 11 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 2 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
3 notable people were born in Churchtown.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchtown | 684 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buttevant | 1,080 | 5.6 | — | A− | B+ | C− |
| Charleville | 3,970 | 10 | B− | A+ | C− | C− |
| Kanturk | 2,803 | 16 | A− | A | B+ | C+ |
| Mallow | 13,456 | 16 | C+ | A− | C | B |
| Kilmallock Limerick | 1,761 | 18 | — | A | B− | C+ |
| Newmarket | 1,052 | 19 | — | B+ | B+ | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Churchtown had 684 people at the 2022 census, up from 620 in 2016: 10.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
10% mostly work from home, and 40% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
The median age in Churchtown is 37, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Cork
684 people live in Churchtown, in the area of Cork 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)
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).