Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 11,704 people live in this neighbourhood, in Dublin. Over-65s are 20% of the population.
Strong in places, weak in others. Ballygall grades B− overall and ranks #164 of 320 Irish towns. On that grade it does better than 49% of Irish towns. Crime runs high (D): for every 1,000 residents, gardaí record 8.7 violent crimes and 11.1 burglaries or acts of criminal damage a year. Fewer journeys need a car. 36% of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the typical Irish town: 23%). The local economy does well: jobs reach 71% of 15 to 64s, and unemployment is 8%. Half the homes sold for more than €332,700, a price of 5.4 times what the median household earns.
Figures: commuting and work, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · 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.
The 3 things Ballygall does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ballygall 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 →
6 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 Ballygall. Best known first.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland4.3 km outside town, to the south · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral4.3 km outside town, to the south
Big drawZooDublin Zoo2.7 km outside town, to the southwest · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
MuseumNational Library of Ireland4.2 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseLeinster House4.3 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballygall.
Every year, 74.4 crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents. Among the 118 Irish towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, Ballygall has more crime per resident than 86% of them. Damage to property topped the graded crimes in Ballygall (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 | Ballygall | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 11.1 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 8.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| All recorded crime | 74.4 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Half of the secondaries are single-sex, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (39%). Families in Ballygall have 118 schools within 3 km to choose from: 74 primary schools, 28 secondary schools and 16 special schools. The nearest secondary, St Kevins College, is 0.4 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Fiachras Sen N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 609 | Catholic |
| Belvedere College S.J BoysLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 1,011 | Catholic |
| Scoil Chaitriona GaelcholáisteTeaches through IrishPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 523 | Catholic |
| St Mary's Secondary School DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 830 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballygall | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 55% | 40% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 50% | 40% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +2% | +4% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 9% | 7% | 8% |
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.
The EPA estimates that 3.8% of homes in Ballygall are above the radon reference level. Sandymount Strand, 8.2 km from Ballygall, is the closest bathing water; it was rated sufficient in 2025. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
| Share of homes | Ballygall | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | under 0.1% | 0% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Household income averages €61,130 a year before tax. The average trip to work took 29.9 min, below Co. Dublin’s towns (31.1 min) but above Irish towns (27.6 min). 53% of commuters took the car to work at the census.
| Census 2022 | Ballygall | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 23% | 23% | 31% |
| Median household income | €61,130 | €72,780 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 29.9 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 71% | 71% | 68% |
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.
A July afternoon in Ballygall typically reaches 20.1°C. Across the year it averages 10.4°C, about level with both Co. Dublin’s towns (10.3°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). A year brings 781 mm of rain to Ballygall.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballygall | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 20.1°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 781 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.4°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Within 1 km, 1.4% of the land is woodland, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (2.3%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Green space in Ballygall adds up to 116 ha, across 6 parks. This Co. Dublin town has 9.9 ha of green space for every 1,000 residents.
| Outdoors | Ballygall | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 6.3 km per km² | 5.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.4% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 9.9 ha | 7.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Near a park | 100% | 100% | 92% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Expect roughly 1 mm of rain today, wind picking up to 25 km/h, and a low of 10°C. Rain peaks later in the week on Tuesday, at about 8 mm for the day. Ballygall’s November average makes a useful yardstick: afternoons reach 11°C, nights fall to 5°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 190 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 164 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 199 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 228 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
One measure of its mix: 15% of residents were born abroad. Children under 15 make up 17%, near Co. Dublin’s towns (17%) and lower than Irish towns (20%). Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults.
51.8% of Ballygall’s residents are women
6,061 women and 5,643 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballygall | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 15% | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 15% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 33% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.5% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 32% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Local election turnout came to 42%. There is just one council for Ballygall, Dublin City Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. General election turnout: 57%, close to Co. Dublin’s towns (57%) and below Irish towns (59%). Dublin City Council has no ruling majority: Fine Gael hold 11 of its 63 seats, short of the 32 needed.
| Turnout | Ballygall | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 42% | 42% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 57% | 57% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Relative to its size, Ballygall keeps 7 buildings on the inventory per 10,000 residents. Homes built before 1919 account for 1.2% of the housing. Also worth knowing: 6 archaeological sites are on the record, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (7) and Irish towns (11).
| Heritage | Ballygall | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 7 | 10 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
27% of residents in Ballygall live with a disability. At the census, 86% of people in Ballygall called their health good or very good, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (89%) and Irish towns (88%). Ages taken into account, Ballygall counts 120 people in poor health for every 100 predicted.
| Census 2022 | Ballygall | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 27% | 21% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.7% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 89% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.1% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
The owner-occupied share of households is 73%. 12% live in social housing, higher than Co. Dublin’s towns (10%) yet lower than Irish towns (13%).
| Housing | Ballygall | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 73% | 66% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 14% | 20% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €333K | €454K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 12% | 10% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area D11, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Ballygall’s built heritage counts 8 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 6 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
One notable person was born in Ballygall; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
John Lyons: Flickr user " William Murphy ", CC BY-SA 2.0 · Noel Rock: Houses of the Oireachtas, CC BY 4.0 · Dessie Ellis: Domer48 ( Uploads ), Public domain · Don Baker: Sinn Féin, CC BY 2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballygall | 11,704 | — | B− | B− | D | C+ |
| Finglas South | 12,475 | 1.6 | C− | B | C− | D |
| Ballymun | 22,321 | 1.7 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Finglas North | 9,805 | 1.8 | C− | B | C− | D |
| Glasnevin | 9,299 | 1.9 | B− | D | D− | A |
| Whitehall | 13,675 | 2.2 | B− | C− | C− | B+ |
| Cabra West | 9,786 | 2.3 | C | B | C | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Ballygall is 41.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
11% mostly work from home, and 23% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Ballygall had 11,704 people at the 2022 census, up from 11,545 in 2016: 1.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
Ballygall has 11,704 people, in the area of Dublin City 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).