Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 7,864 people, this neighbourhood lies in Dublin.
A solid town with one catch. Where it does best is walkability. just over a third of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the typical Irish town: 23%). With a B overall, Baldoyle sits #45 of 116 in Co. Dublin. Set against the rest, it does better than 62% of Irish towns. Homes are dear: at a median €456,000, a home costs 6.6 times the town’s median household income. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: commuting, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · radon, EPA.
The 3 things Baldoyle does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Baldoyle 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 →
The record adds 3 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 3%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Baldoyle. Best known first.
CastleMalahide Castle4.4 km outside town, to the north
CastleHowth Castle2.6 km outside town, to the east
GardenSaint Anne's Park2.5 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumNational Transport Museum of Ireland2.5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumYe Olde Hurdy-Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio3.6 km outside town, to the east
MuseumCasino Model Railway Museum4.9 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baldoyle.
Private tenants account for 13% of households. Prices in Baldoyle have trailed Irish towns since 2010: the typical sale is up 67%, to €457K in 2025, against 77%. Rent averaged €2,114 a month, near Co. Dublin’s towns (€2,063) and higher than Irish towns (€1,606).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €445,000 | 231 |
| The last 12 months | €472,000 | 84 |
| Housing | Baldoyle | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 76% | 66% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 13% | 20% | 22% |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €2,114 | €2,063 | €1,606 |
| Median sale price | €456K | €450K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Families in Baldoyle have 53 schools within 3 km to choose from: 35 primary schools, 13 secondary schools and 5 special schools. 28% of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, below Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%) alike. St Marys Secondary School is the nearest secondary school, 0.7 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh Mearnog Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 638 | Catholic |
| Portmarnock Community SchoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 955 | Inter-denominational |
| Gaelcholáiste Reachrann GaelcholáisteTeaches through IrishPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 453 | Inter-denominational |
| Grange Community College DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 553 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Baldoyle | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 28% | 40% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 31% | 40% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +6% | +4% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland doesn’t publish results for individual schools, so none of these carries a letter.
Allowing for its ages, Baldoyle has 103 residents with a disability per 100 expected, higher than Co. Dublin’s towns (99) and near Irish towns (106). Ages taken into account, Baldoyle counts 96 people in poor health for every 100 predicted. Disability touches nearly a quarter of the town’s population.
| Census 2022 | Baldoyle | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 6.4% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 23% | 21% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 89% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
At the census, 35% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, about level with Co. Dublin’s towns (36%) and above Irish towns (23%). The jobless rate is 6.4%. Of working-age residents (15 to 64), 72% were employed at the census.
| Census 2022 | Baldoyle | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 33.9 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4% | 7.4% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 72% | 71% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 22% | 23% | 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.
Baldoyle’s year-round mean comes to 10.6°C. Here July highs average 19.7°C, close to both Co. Dublin’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). A year brings 731 mm of rain to Baldoyle.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Baldoyle | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 3.5°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.6°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 731 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Among the protected sites near Baldoyle is Baldoyle Bay SAC. Woodland covers 0.3% of the land within 1 km, below Co. Dublin’s towns (2.3%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike. Also worth knowing: there are 8 parks locally; together its green space comes to 51 ha.
| Outdoors | Baldoyle | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 40% | 3.7% | 0% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 11% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.3% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 3.7 km per km² | 5.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Baldoyle’s November average makes a useful yardstick: afternoons reach 11°C, nights fall to 6°C. Today brings about 1 mm of rain and a breeze of up to 31 km/h; the low is 10°C. In December, the normal shifts to highs of 9°C and lows of 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 4°C | 174 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 152 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 188 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 216 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
20% were born abroad, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (23%) and Irish towns (22%). Degrees are held by two in five adults. One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15.
Women make up 51.8% of Baldoyle
4,075 women and 3,789 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Baldoyle | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 11% | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 12% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 32% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 40% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Three in five voters cast a ballot at the general election. Fingal County Council runs Baldoyle: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it. Turnout at the last local elections was 45%, above Co. Dublin’s towns (42%) and close to Irish towns (46%). With 7 of 40 seats, Independent are the largest group on Fingal County Council, short of the 21 a majority needs.
| Turnout | Baldoyle | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 57% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 45% | 42% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
3 archaeological sites are on the record, below Co. Dublin’s towns (7) and Irish towns (11) alike. Before 1919: that is when 3.1% of homes were built.
| Heritage | Baldoyle | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 11 | 9 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 3 | 7 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
In all, 32.7 crimes per 1,000 residents are recorded a year. Homes saw 5.4 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (7.5) and Irish towns (6.4). The graded crime recorded most in Baldoyle was damage to property (2023–2025).
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 | Baldoyle | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 32.7 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
| Burglary & damage | 5.4 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| Theft | 11.7 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Baldoyle’s nearest bathing water is Sutton, Burrow Beach, 2.7 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Radon is rarely a worry in the town: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. The ground under Baldoyle carries no high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Baldoyle | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 77% | 0% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 9 buildings in Baldoyle, each rated of regional importance. 3 archaeological sites are on the record here.
No notable person born in Baldoyle is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Keith Duffy: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Seán Haughey: Xavier Lejeune, CC BY 4.0 · Lee Desmond: Seaninryan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Richard Maunsell: Lafayette (no individual credited), Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldoyle | 7,864 | — | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Sutton | 5,789 | 0.9 | B+ | D− | B | A |
| Clongriffin | 7,438 | 1.2 | B− | C+ | C | C+ |
| Donaghmede | 9,616 | 2 | C | C− | C+ | C+ |
| Raheny | 8,734 | 2.2 | B+ | D | B | A− |
| Belmayne | 15,047 | 2.4 | B | C | C | B+ |
| Ayrfield | 5,863 | 3 | B− | B− | C | B− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Baldoyle is 40.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
16% mostly work from home, and 22% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Baldoyle had 7,864 people at the 2022 census, up from 7,308 in 2016: 7.6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
7,864 people live in Baldoyle, in the area of Fingal County Council. TownRatings splits Dublin 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).