Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Few residents are of retirement age: 7% are 65 or over. 8,280 people call this neighbourhood in Dublin home.
More weak spots than strong ones. Its weakest subject is health (D−): for every 100 its ages would predict, 235 residents are in bad health and 134 have a disability. Overall, Cherry Orchard earns a D, which places it #281 of 320 Irish towns. Set against the rest, it does better than 12% of Irish towns. Cost of living is its strong suit (A−) — homes sell for a median €238,000, about 4.5 times what a household here earns in a year. Fewer journeys need a car: on the way to work, 38% walk, cycle or take the bus or train, where the typical Irish town has 23%. It lags on jobs & income as well (D−): 56% of working-age residents are employed, with an unemployment rate of 18%. Police record more crime here than in most towns: recorded crime comes to 9.5 violent offences and 10.5 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · commuting, health and work, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025.
Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level.
The 3 things Cherry Orchard does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cherry Orchard 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 →
1 archaeological site are on the record here too.
0% 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 Cherry Orchard. Best known first.
Big drawZooDublin Zoo3.8 km outside town, to the northeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol2.9 km outside town, to the east
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art3.5 km outside town, to the east
Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle3.5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumNational Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks4.5 km outside town, to the east · 314K visitors a year
MuseumGuinness Storehouse4.3 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cherry Orchard.
3.1% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above Co. Dublin’s towns (1.9%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Cherry Orchard ranks 40th of the 40 Irish towns nearest its size on the Health Grade, near the bottom. Asked at the census, 84% of residents of Cherry Orchard said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2022 | Cherry Orchard | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 89% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 1.9% | 2% |
| With a disability | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.6% | 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
Workers spend 29.8 min getting to work, on average. 18% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (7.3%) and Irish towns (9.2%). Home was the main workplace for 5.8% of workers at the census.
| Census 2022 | Cherry Orchard | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 56% | 71% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 18% | 7.3% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €53,280 | €72,780 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 29.8 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
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 commonest graded crime in Cherry Orchard was damage to property (2023–2025). Every kind together came to 82.1 per 1,000 residents a year, above Co. Dublin’s towns (59.2) and Irish towns (54.3) alike. For its size, Cherry Orchard records more crime per resident than 83% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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 | Cherry Orchard | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 10.5 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 9.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| All recorded crime | 82.1 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 21.2 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
5% of the schools teach through Irish, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (7%) and Irish towns (8%). Families in Cherry Orchard have 78 schools within 3 km to choose from: 51 primary schools, 21 secondary schools and 6 special schools. For secondary school, the closest is Phobailscoil Iosolde, 1.2 km from the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Patricks N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 867 | Catholic |
| Kingswood Community CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 1,006 | Multi-denominational |
| Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 445 | Catholic |
| Phobailscoil Iosolde DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 764 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Cherry Orchard | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 54% | 40% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +2% | +4% | +4% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 33% | 40% | 39% |
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.
Nearly half of households live in social housing. No town in Co. Dublin costs less to buy into than Cherry Orchard, at €238,000, the lowest of 116. Renting cost €1,676 a month on average, below Co. Dublin’s towns (€2,066) but above Irish towns (€1,606).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €238,000 | 35 |
| Housing | Cherry Orchard | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 29% | 66% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 49% | 10% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €238K | €454K | €350K |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,676 | €2,066 | €1,606 |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Cherry Orchard gets 766 mm of rain a year. Here July highs average 20.1°C, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). It is 0.2°C warmer over the year than in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Cherry Orchard | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 20.1°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 2.6°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 766 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.2°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Green space in Cherry Orchard adds up to 78 ha, across 4 parks. Woodland covers 0.5% of the land within 1 km, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (2.3%) and Irish towns (2.7%). There are 9.4 ha of green space for every 1,000 people here.
| Outdoors | Cherry Orchard | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 4.6 km per km² | 5.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 9.4 ha | 7.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Near a park | 96% | 100% | 92% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Cherry Orchard’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 11°C, the usual low 5°C. Expect roughly 1 mm of rain today, wind picking up to 23 km/h, and a low of 8°C. By December, a normal day reaches 9°C and a normal night 3°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 192 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 160 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 190 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 224 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
20% are under 15, about level with Irish towns (20%) and above Co. Dublin’s towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 6.8% of residents. Born abroad: nearly a fifth of residents.
45.1% of Cherry Orchard’s residents are women
3,737 women and 4,543 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Cherry Orchard | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 37% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 6.8% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 20% | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 23% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 37% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.1% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 16% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
40% of voters turned out at the last local elections, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (42%) and Irish towns (46%). Dublin City Council has no ruling majority: Fine Gael hold 11 of its 63 seats, short of the 32 needed. Cherry Orchard sits in the Ballyfermot-Drimnagh local electoral area, which elects 5 councillors.
| Turnout | Cherry Orchard | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 49% | 57% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 40% | 42% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Cherry Orchard has 7 inventory buildings for every 10,000 residents, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (10) and Irish towns (48). 0.4% of homes were built before 1919. Also worth knowing: its archaeology runs to 1 recorded sites.
| Heritage | Cherry Orchard | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 7 | 10 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 0.4% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
The nearest bathing water to Cherry Orchard is Sandymount Strand, 11 km away, rated sufficient in 2025. Landslides: none of Cherry Orchard lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Cherry Orchard | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 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.
6 of Cherry Orchard’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists one archaeological site in and around the town.
No notable person born in Cherry Orchard is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Andy Boyle: Вячеслав Евдокимов, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Catherine Murphy: Urbanchum, CC BY 3.0 · Derek Keating: Trocaire, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Orchard | 8,280 | — | D | A− | D | D− |
| Carna | 2,897 | 0.5 | C− | B | D | D− |
| Ballyfermot | 3,632 | 1.1 | C− | B | D | D− |
| Kylemore | 2,557 | 1.3 | D | B | D | D− |
| Palmerston | 11,012 | 1.6 | D | C | D | C |
| Ronanstown | 11,130 | 1.8 | D− | B− | D− | D− |
| Decies | 2,713 | 1.8 | C− | B | D | D− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Cherry Orchard is 33, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Cherry Orchard had 8,280 people at the 2022 census, up from 7,799 in 2016: 6.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
56% of working residents drive to work and 38% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%). 6% mostly work from home, and 25% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
8,280 people live in Cherry Orchard, 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).
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