Knocklyon, Co. Dublin - Ireland (5561304427)

BallybodenDublin

Some 5,246 people live in this neighbourhood, in Dublin.

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Photo: Mic from Reading - Berkshire, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

Population

5,246

CSO, Census 2022 · South Dublin County Council

Median age

41.5

18% are 65+ · Co. Dublin 14%

Degree level

52%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

22%

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

TownGrade

#19 of 320

Is Ballyboden a good place to live?

Ballyboden does the important things well, at a cost. With an A overall, Ballyboden is better than 94% of Irish towns and ranks #19 of 320 Irish towns. Health is a strength: bad health runs at 63 and disability at 88 per 100 expected for its ages. Households here earn well: jobs reach 73% of 15 to 64s, and unemployment is 5%. Housing is expensive: prices run to a median €596,600, 6.6 times local household income.

Figures: health and work, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.

This town's house price is the median for its whole Eircode routing key, town and countryside together: fewer than 30 sales in the town itself were recorded on the Property Price Register in 2023 to 2025, so its Cost Grade is less sure.

StrongestA⁺Health AJobs & income A⁻SafetyWeakestD⁻Cost of living

What makes Ballyboden stand out

The 3 things Ballyboden does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2022

Work

5% unemployment

Of the labour force, Census 2022 (the median of Irish towns: 9%)

57% of residents 15 and over are at work.

Cost of living

Behind 96%

of Irish towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: D−.

Health

Better than 96%

of Irish towns on health

Its health grade: A+.

How Ballyboden grades

Each subject compares Ballyboden 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 grading works

Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesD⁻Open →Health88 with a disability per 100 predictedA⁺Open →Jobs & income5% unemployedAOpen →SafetyLess crime than in most townsA⁻Open →Walkability22% walk, cycle or take a bus or train to workA⁻Open →Hazard risk6% of homes above the radon reference levelB⁻Open →

SchoolsNot graded in Ireland: schools’ exam results aren’t published school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)–

How TownRatings grades Irish towns →

7 places on the register, on Ballyboden’s outline

Ballyboden’s story

Ballyboden has 7 buildings on the National Inventory

1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.

1800Boden Park House
1810Willow House
1830Milestone, Ballyboden Road, Ballyboden

Explore the history →

Nearby attractions

Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park and 10 more in and around Ballyboden

Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Ballyboden. Best known first.

All attractions →

Museum · Office of Public WorksPearse Museum - St. Enda's Park900 m outside town, to the east

CastleDrimnagh Castle4.2 km outside town, to the north CastleCastle · Office of Public WorksRathfarnham Castle1.4 km outside town, to the northeast AttractionAttraction · Office of Public WorksNature Room900 m outside town, to the east Art galleryArt galleryRUA RED South Dublin Arts Centre3.7 km outside town, to the west GardenGardenAirfield Estate3.8 km outside town, to the east

Places: 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 (2)

Pearse Museum - St. Enda's Park: Dave Addey at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Drimnagh Castle: Ericlevik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballyboden.

HousingCost of living D⁻

More households own their home in Ballyboden than in Co. Dublin’s towns or across Irish towns: 86%

Social housing holds 4% of households, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (13%). Private renters make up nearly one in ten households.

€597Kmedian sale priceD⁻Cost of living Grade

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Ballyboden€597K

Co. Dublin€450K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Ballyboden	Co. Dublin	Ireland
Households owning their home	86%	66%	61%
Median sale price	€597K	€450K	€350K
Households in social housing	4%	10%	13%
Households renting privately	9%	20%	22%

86%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€2,269

a month on new tenancies, its Dublin postal district

8.4

times median household income, County Dublin

Full pageBallyboden’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters86% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €596,600 Renting€2,269 a month · Average rent on new tenancies

Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area D16, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.

HealthHealth A⁺

For its ages, fewer people in Ballyboden live with a disability than in Co. Dublin’s towns or Irish towns: 88 per 100 expected

Among the 40 Irish towns closest to its size, Ballyboden ranks 2nd on the Health Grade. At the census, 92% of people in Ballyboden called their health good or very good, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (89%) and Irish towns (88%). A fifth of residents in Ballyboden live with a disability.

92%good or very good healthA⁺Health Grade

Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised

Bad health63

Disability88

Co. Dublin103

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 92%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 1%

Census 2022	Ballyboden	Co. Dublin	Ireland
Unpaid carers	6.8%	5.3%	5.4%
Good or very good health	92%	89%	88%
Bad or very bad health	1.3%	1.9%	2%
With a disability	20%	22%	22%

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Dublin 103

disability per 100 expected · Co. Dublin 99

83.4 · 80.1

life expectancy, women · men, the Dublin region, 2016

28%

hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and Midlands

Full pageBallyboden’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeBad health 63, disability 88 per 100 expected Getting care100% within 800 m of a pharmacy, 74% of a GP surgery Census health92% in good or very good health The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.4, men 80.1 Vs. the neighboursAhead of 4 of its 6 graded neighbours

CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Ballyboden is better off than Co. Dublin’s towns or Irish towns: households earn €90,200 a year

16% of workers worked mainly from home at the census. Unemployment stood at 4.8%, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (7.4%) and Irish towns (9.2%). The average trip to work takes 30.9 min.

22%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van63%

Bus11%

Bicycle7%

Walk3%

Train, DART or Luas1%

Census 2022	Ballyboden	Co. Dublin	Ireland
Median household income	€90,200	€72,400	€57,760
Unemployment rate	4.8%	7.4%	9.2%
In work, 15 to 64	73%	71%	68%
Trips under 15 minutes	21%	23%	31%

€90,200

household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Dublin €71,123

16%

worked mainly from home, 2022

trips of an hour or more

48,940

on the Live Register, County Dublin, September 2026

A⁻

Walkability: better than 78% of Irish towns

Full pageBallyboden’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Median income€90,200 a year · Median household income, before tax Getting to work22% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment4.8% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Benefits over time48,940 on the Live Register · +5.4% on a year earlier

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.

SafetySafety A⁻

Ballyboden has less crime per resident than 86% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people

Burglary and damage came to 4.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below Co. Dublin’s towns (7.5) and Irish towns (6.4) alike. Per 1,000 residents, 2.6 violent crimes are recorded each year. The graded crime recorded most in Ballyboden was damage to property (2023–2025). In all, 28 crimes per 1,000 residents are recorded a year.

2.6violent incidents per 1,000 a yearA⁻Safety Grade

Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 86% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.

More crimeLess crime

Recorded by type · per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025

Theft9.8

Road traffic4.4

Damage2.9

Dangerous acts2.4

Public order2.3

Assault2

Drugs1.6

Burglary1.3

Against justice0.6

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	Ballyboden	Co. Dublin	Ireland
Burglary & damage	4.2	7.5	6.4
All recorded crime	28	59.2	54.3
Violent crime	2.6	5.3	5.7
Theft	9.8	18.5	15.3

2.6

violent incidents per 1,000 a year

4.2

burglary and damage per 1,000 a year

1,857

incidents a year, Rathfarnham Garda area

6.7

against residents per 1,000, as graded

Full pageBallyboden’s safety reportOpen the page

Safety Grade2.6 violent incidents per 1,000 · Crime per resident in Ballyboden runs lower than in 78% of Irish towns Crime by typeDamage to property is the most common of the graded categories Vs. the neighboursAhead of 2 of its 6 graded neighbours Questions“Is Ballyboden safe?”

CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations

Schools

Few schools around Ballyboden need DEIS support: 21%, below Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns

Families in Ballyboden have 73 schools within 3 km to choose from: 45 primary schools, 22 secondary schools and 6 special schools. A tenth of the schools teach through Irish, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (7%) and Irish towns (8%). The nearest secondary, Sancta Maria College, is 0.3 km away.

73schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
St Colmcille Senior N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	744	Catholic
St Mac Dara's Community CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB	Post-primary · ETB	915	Inter-denominational
Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary	Primary	441	Multi-denominational
Tallaght Community School DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Community school	Post-primary · Community school	840	Inter-denominational

See all 73 schools →

Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km

Catholic49

Multi-denominational12

Church of Ireland5

Inter-denominational5

Other2

Schools within 3 km	Ballyboden	Co. Dublin	Ireland
In the DEIS scheme	21%	40%	35%
Pupils since 2019/20	+2%	+4%	+4%
Teach through Irish	10%	7%	8%
Single-sex secondaries	36%	40%	39%

26,593

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

+2%

pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%

0.6 km

to the nearest primary school

0.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageBallyboden’s schools pageOpen the page

Who runs them73 schools within 3 km Language10% teach through Irish · 7 schools teach through Irish Pupils over time26,593 pupils · +2% since 2019/20 Questions“What schools are there in Ballyboden?”

Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters, no results: Irish schools aren’t ranked one by one.

Climate

Summers, winters and rain in Ballyboden all run close to those of most Irish towns

Across the year it averages 10.1°C, below Co. Dublin’s towns (10.3°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C) alike. Ballyboden sees January nights of 2.6°C on average. A year brings 858 mm of rain to Ballyboden.

19.8°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.6°C

Spring12.9°C

Summer19.2°C

Autumn14.0°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Ballyboden	Co. Dublin	Ireland
January low	2.6°C	2.9°C	2.9°C
Average temperature over the year	10.1°C	10.3°C	10.3°C
Rain a year	858 mm	770 mm	937 mm
July high	19.8°C	19.9°C	19.9°C

19.8°C

July high

2.6°C

January low

858 mm

Rain a year

99 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

1,397 hrs

Sunshine

Full pageBallyboden’s climate pageOpen the page

At a glanceJuly highs 19.8°C, January lows 2.6°C The yearSummer highs 19.2°C, winter lows 2.7°C Rain858 mm of rain a year · November is the wettest month, 99 mm Weather station9.2 km to the weather station · Casement

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Outdoors

More paths cross Ballyboden than Co. Dublin’s towns or Irish towns: 5.9 km per km²

Woodland covers 4.3% of the land within 1 km, above Co. Dublin’s towns (2.2%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike. Ballyboden has 2 parks, with 40 ha of green space in all. For 100% of homes, green space is under 400 m away.

100%of homes near green space

Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents

Ballyboden7.6 ha

Co. Dublin7.6 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Ballyboden	Co. Dublin	Ireland
Paths per km² of town	5.9 km per km²	5.4 km per km²	2.1 km per km²
Woodland within 1 km	4.3%	2.2%	2.7%
Near a park	100%	100%	92%

100%

Near a park

7.6 ha

Green space

53 km

Footpaths

0.5%

Protected for nature

Full pageBallyboden’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Paths and trails53 km of paths · 9 trails and greenways within 5 km Green space nearby100% of homes within 400 m Parks7.6 ha per 1,000 residents · 40 ha of green space, 2 parks Protected nature0.5% of the land within 5 km · No protected site within 5 km

OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.

Weather

Up to 11 degrees in Ballyboden today, light showers

Expect roughly 2 mm of rain today, wind picking up to 24 km/h, and a low of 9°C. Rain peaks later in the week on Tuesday, at about 5 mm for the day. In December, the normal shifts to highs of 9°C and lows of 3°C.

11°C / 9°CToday

This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages

November11°C

December9°C

January8°C

February9°C

Season	High	Low	Rain
Winter	9°C	3°C	229 mm
Spring	13°C	5°C	183 mm
Summer	19°C	11°C	193 mm
Autumn	14°C	7°C	254 mm

11°C / 9°C

Today

1.9 mm

Rain, next 24 hours

16 km/h

Wind

80%

Humidity

9 h 18 min

Daylight

Full pageBallyboden’s weather pageOpen the page

Next 24 hours1.9 mm Rain, next 24 hours · Some rain The week ahead11°C / 9°C Today · A normal 4 November: 12°C / 6°C Warnings & more9 h 18 min Daylight · 07:29 to 16:48

Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020

Who lives here

Most of Ballyboden was born here: only 13% come from abroad, fewer than in Co. Dublin’s towns and across Irish towns

Daily Irish speakers outside school: 1.8%, above Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (1.1%) alike. Over-65s are 18% of the population. Also worth knowing: among adults, 52% have a degree.

41.5median age

BallybodenCo. DublinIreland

Co. DublinIreland

Ages · share of residents

18%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none4%

Lower secondary8%

Leaving Cert30%

Diploma or cert7%

Degree or higher52%

Women and men · all residents

51.8% of Ballyboden’s residents are women

2,715 women and 2,531 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Ballyboden
	Ballyboden	Co. Dublin	Ireland
Under 15	19%	17%	20%
15–24	12%	12%	12%
25–44	25%	30%	29%
45–64	27%	24%	24%
65+	18%	14%	14%
Primary or none	4.2%	8.5%	9.7%
Lower secondary	7.5%	11%	14%
Leaving Cert	30%	30%	35%
Diploma or cert	6.7%	5.2%	5.8%
Degree or higher	52%	44%	36%

Full pageBallyboden’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Where born13% born outside Ireland Ages41.5 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households1,797 households · 2.9 people per household Irish speakers50% can speak Irish · 1.8% speak Irish daily outside school

CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+

Town hall

South Dublin County Council is one of the most divided councils: the largest party has 10 of 40 seats

Local government for Ballyboden is South Dublin County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. Turnout at the last local elections was 47%, higher than Co. Dublin’s towns (42%) and near Irish towns (46%). South Dublin County Council has no ruling majority: Independent hold 10 of its 40 seats, short of the 21 needed.

10/40seats held by Independent

Seats on South Dublin County · June 2024

Independent10

Fine Gael9

Fianna Fáil5

Sinn Féin5

People Before Profit–Solidarity4

Labour Party3

Social Democrats2

Independent Ireland1

Turnout	Ballyboden	Co. Dublin	Ireland
Local elections, June 2024	47%	42%	46%
General election, November 2024	59%	57%	59%

Councillors

10/40

Independent seats on South Dublin County, the largest party

47%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Dublin South-West

Full pageBallyboden’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

Who’s in chargeNo majority: Independent lead with 10 of 40 (21 needed)Councillors7 councillors · Rathfarnham-Templeogue How Ballyboden voted47% turned out · Local elections, June 2024 · Co. Dublin towns 42%TDs5 TDs · Dublin South-West

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

Ballyboden has 13 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents (Co. Dublin towns 9, Irish towns 48)

0.5% of homes date from before 1919. 7 of Ballyboden’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.

7inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National0

Regional7

Among them

Boden Park House 1800
Willow House 1810
Milestone, Ballyboden Road, Ballyboden 1830
Ballyroan House 1840

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1800

earliest dated inventory building

homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%

Heritage	Ballyboden	Co. Dublin	Ireland
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	13	9	48
Archaeological sites on the record	0	7	11
Homes built before 1919	0.5%	1.2%	3.4%

Full pageBallyboden’s history pageOpen the page

NIAH buildings7 buildings on the inventory Older homes1% built before 1919 · Irish towns: 3%Monuments0 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in Ballyboden?”

NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁻

Radon reaches above the reference level in about 5.5% of Ballyboden’s homes

Sandymount Strand, 8.2 km from Ballyboden, is the closest bathing water; it was rated sufficient in 2025. No part of Ballyboden is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.

0%of homes in high-radon areasB⁻Hazard risk Grade

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

Low-lying beside water0%

In high-radon areas0%

On high landslide susceptibility0%

Low-lying near a river0%

Low-lying near the coast0%

Share of homes	Ballyboden	Co. Dublin	Ireland
Low-lying near a river	0%	0%	0.5%
In high-radon areas	0%	0%	0%

8.2 km

to Sandymount Strand bathing water (sufficient)

1,842

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageBallyboden’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes0% of homes · Homes low beside water GroundHigh landslide susceptibility · Irish towns 0%Radon0% of homes in high-radon areas Vs. the neighboursAhead of 2 of its 6 graded neighbours

EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ballyboden

15pages on Ballyboden

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Housing & costD⁻Property pricesSchoolsHealthA⁺Work & commuteANatural hazardsB⁻5.5% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.5 History7 buildings on the National Inventory Town hallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

7 of Ballyboden’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.

All historic buildings →

NIAH: Regional

Boden Park HouseCountry house · 1800

NIAH: Regional

Willow HouseHouse · 1810

NIAH: Regional

Milestone, Ballyboden Road, BallybodenMilestone / milepost · 1830

NIAH: Regional

Ballyroan HouseCountry house · 1840

Famous people from around Ballyboden

One notable person was born in Ballyboden; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Damien DuffIrish footballer and manager (born 1979)

John Millington SyngeIrish playwright, poet, prose writer, a… · born in Rathfarnham

Dave AllenIrish comedian and satirist (1936-2005) · born in Firhouse

Dervla KirwanIrish actress · born in Churchtown · born 1971

Edward BulfinBritish Army general (1862–1939) · born in Rathfarnham

Ellen WalsheIrish swimmer · born in Templeogue · born 2001

Photo credits

Damien Duff: Mikhail Slain, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dave Allen: CBS Television, Public domain · Edward Bulfin: James McBey, Public domain

Ballyboden’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.

KnocklyonEdmondstownRathfarnhamFirhouseTempleogueChurchtownBallyboden

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Ballyboden	5,246	—	A	D⁻	A⁻	A⁺
Knocklyon	13,854	1	A	D	A⁻	A⁺
Edmondstown	5,451	1.1	B⁻	D⁻	A⁻	C⁺
Rathfarnham	17,508	1.5	A	D⁻	A⁻	A⁺
Firhouse	12,254	2.2	A⁻	D	A⁻	A⁻
Templeogue	18,076	2.4	A⁻	D⁻	B	A⁺
Churchtown	10,044	3.2	A	D⁻	B⁺	A

People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Ballyboden

Is Ballyboden growing?

Ballyboden had 5,246 people at the 2022 census, up from 5,028 in 2016: 4.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

How old are the people of Ballyboden?

The median age in Ballyboden is 41.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 19% of residents are under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.

About Ballyboden

Neighbourhood in Dublin

Ballyboden has 5,246 people, in the area of South Dublin 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)

Population: 5,246 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Dublin
Council: South Dublin County Council
Local electoral area: Rathfarnham-Templeogue
Dáil constituency: Dublin South-West
Name in Irish: Baile Baodáin
Area: 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km²)
CSO code: ED:SD:BALLYBODEN

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).