Churchtown’s story
Churchtown: 2 archaeological sites on the record
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3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
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ChurchtownDublin
10,044 residents make their home in this neighbourhood in Dublin.
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Population
10,044
CSO, Census 2022 · Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Median age
40.5
19% are 65+ · Co. Dublin 14%
Degree level
58%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
33%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
TownGrade
A
#42 of 320
Is Churchtown a good place to live?
The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. Overall, Churchtown earns an A, better than 87% of Irish towns. In the ranking it comes #42 of 320 Irish towns. What counts against it is cost of living — a median €660,000 buys a home here, 7.4 years of what the median household earns.
Figures: work, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
What makes Churchtown stand out
The 3 things Churchtown does most differently from other towns.
Median sale price
Housing
€686,800 median home
1.8 times the median of Irish towns, €372,600
Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.
Cost of living
Cost of living
Behind 98%
of Irish towns on cost of living
Its cost of living grade: D−.
Median gross household income
Income
Gross, a year (the median of Irish towns: €57,760)
CSO household income for the electoral division.
How Churchtown grades
Each subject compares Churchtown with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnD−Open →Jobs & income6% unemployedAOpen →Walkability33% walk, cycle or take a bus or train to workAOpen →Health97 with a disability per 100 predictedAOpen →SafetyLess crime than in most townsB+Open →Hazard riskClose to the middle of the towns comparedB−Open →
SchoolsNot graded in Ireland: schools’ exam results aren’t published school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)–
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Dublin Castle and 134 more in and around Churchtown
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Churchtown. Best known first.
CastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle3.9 km outside town, to the north
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland3.5 km outside town, to the north · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral3.6 km outside town, to the north
MuseumNational Library of Ireland3.6 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseLeinster House3.6 km outside town, to the north
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green3.2 km outside town, to the north
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland3.5 km outside town, to the north · 783K visitors a yearCathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral3.6 km outside town, to the northMuseumNational Library of Ireland3.6 km outside town, to the northHistoric houseLeinster House3.6 km outside town, to the northGarden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green3.2 km outside town, to the northPlaces: 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 (5)
- National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leinster House: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Stephen's Green: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Churchtown.
Schools
DEIS support reaches 13% of schools around Churchtown, below Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
106 schools lie within 3 km of Churchtown: 60 primary schools, 40 secondary schools and 6 special schools. Single-sex secondaries: 55%, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (39%). For secondary school, the closest is De La Salle College, 0.2 km from the town.
106schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Colmcille Senior N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 744 | Catholic |
| St Andrews College Fee-payingLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 1,011 | Presbyterian |
| Coláiste Eoin GaelcholáisteTeaches through IrishPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 517 | Catholic |
| Ballinteer Community School DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 415 | Inter-denominational |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic72
Multi-denominational14
Church of Ireland9
Inter-denominational5
Other6
| Schools within 3 km | Churchtown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 13% | 40% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 55% | 40% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +6% | +4% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 9% | 7% | 8% |
41,500
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+6%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.4 km
to the nearest primary school
0.2 km
to the nearest secondary school
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.
HousingCost of living D−
Renting costs more in Churchtown than in Co. Dublin’s towns or across Irish towns: €2,573 a month
Social housing holds 6% of households. A buyer in Churchtown paid 76% more for a typical home in 2025 than in 2010: €675K against €383K. 79% of households own their home, above Co. Dublin’s towns (66%) and Irish towns (61%) alike. Renting privately is how 13% of households live.
€660Kmedian sale priceD−Cost of living Grade
Median sale price · Property Price Register, 2023–2025
Churchtown€660K
Co. Dublin€450K
Irish towns€350K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €648,800 | 32 |
| Second-hand homes | €660,000 | 261 |
| The last 12 months | €829,000 | 74 |
| Housing | Churchtown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €660K | €450K | €350K |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €2,573 | €2,063 | €1,606 |
| Households owning their home | 79% | 66% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 6% | 10% | 13% |
79%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
13%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€2,573
a month on new tenancies, Churchtown
9.3
times median household income, County Dublin
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Households in Churchtown earn more than in both Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns: €88,650 a year
18% of workers worked mainly from home, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (11%). Unemployment stands at 6.3%. A trip to work takes 29.1 min on average.
33%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van49%
Bicycle10%
Train, DART or Luas10%
Bus7%
Walk6%
| Census 2022 | Churchtown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €88,650 | €72,400 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3% | 7.4% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 20% | 23% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 71% | 68% |
€88,650
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Dublin €71,123
18%
worked mainly from home, 2022
6%
trips of an hour or more
48,940
on the Live Register, County Dublin, September 2026
A
Walkability: better than 87% of Irish towns
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.
HealthHealth A
For its ages, Churchtown reports less bad health than Co. Dublin’s towns or Irish towns: 77 per 100 expected
Asked at the census, just over nine in ten residents of Churchtown said they were in good or very good health. Allowing for its ages, Churchtown has 97 residents with a disability per 100 expected, about level with Co. Dublin’s towns (99) and below Irish towns (106). 6.2% of residents in Churchtown care, unpaid, for a relative or friend.
91%good or very good healthAHealth Grade
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health77
Disability97
Co. Dublin103
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 91%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Churchtown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 6.2% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 91% | 89% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2% |
77
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Dublin 103
97
disability per 100 expected · Co. Dublin 99
83.4 · 80.1
life expectancy, women · men, the Dublin region, 2016
27%
hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and South East
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
SafetySafety B+
In Churchtown, the kinds of crime the grade counts fell 36% per resident from 2016 to 2025
Among the 118 Irish towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, Churchtown has less crime per resident than 87% of them. Homes saw 4.3 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (7.5) and Irish towns (6.4). Per 1,000 residents, 2.8 violent crimes are recorded each year. In 2023–2025, damage to property led the graded crimes locally.
2.8violent incidents per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 87% of the 118 Irish towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Recorded by type · per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025
Theft11.2
Road traffic3.9
Damage2.9
Public order2.4
Dangerous acts2.4
Assault2.2
Drugs1.4
Burglary1.4
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 | Churchtown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 4.3 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 29.2 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 2.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| Theft | 11.2 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
2.8
violent incidents per 1,000 a year
4.3
burglary and damage per 1,000 a year
1,857
incidents a year, Rathfarnham Garda area
7.1
against residents per 1,000, as graded
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Climate
Churchtown is drier than 72% of Irish towns: 801 mm of rain a year
The year’s mean temperature is 10.4°C, about level with both Co. Dublin’s towns (10.3°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). The coldest nights come in January, when Churchtown averages a low of 3.0°C. The town is 0.3°C warmer over the year than in 1981–2010.
19.9°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.8°C
Spring12.9°C
Summer19.2°C
Autumn14.2°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Churchtown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 801 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.4°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.0°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
19.9°C
July high
3.0°C
January low
801 mm
Rain a year
92 mm
Wettest month
33
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Outdoors
Churchtown has more footpath per square kilometre than 8 in 10 Irish towns
There are 11 parks in Churchtown; together its green space comes to 92 ha. A park or green space is within 400 m for just over three quarters of homes. Its paths and tracks come to 5.6 km per km², near Co. Dublin’s towns (5.4 km per km²) and higher than Irish towns (2.1 km per km²).
76%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Churchtown9.2 ha
Co. Dublin7.6 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Churchtown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 76% | 100% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 5.6 km per km² | 5.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 3.3% | 2.2% | 2.7% |
| Sea within 5 km | 4.8% | 3.7% | 0% |
76%
Near a park
9.2 ha
Green space
86 km
Footpaths
0.1%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Forecast for Churchtown: light showers today and highs near 11 degrees
Around 1 mm of rain is due today, on a breeze of up to 24 km/h, with a low of 9°C. Of the days after that, Tuesday brings the most rain: about 5 mm. December follows with normal 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
January9°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 207 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 171 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 187 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 236 mm |
11°C / 9°C
Today
0.9 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
21 km/h
Wind
81%
Humidity
9 h 18 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Churchtown is a graduates’ town: 58% hold a degree, more than in both Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
17% of the people living here were born in another country. People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, above Co. Dublin’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (14%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%.
40.5median age
ChurchtownCo. DublinIreland
Ages · share of residents
19%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none8%
Lower secondary8%
Leaving Cert22%
Diploma or cert5%
Degree or higher58%
Women and men · all residents
51.1% of Churchtown’s residents are women
5,132 women and 4,912 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Churchtown | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7.6% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 8.4% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 22% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.6% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 58% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Fine Gael has 16 of the 40 seats on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, few parties hold more on a council
Fine Gael lead Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council with 16 of 40 seats, but no party has a majority: 21 are needed. Churchtown is run by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. Turnout at the general election came to 61%. 47% of voters turned out at the last local elections, higher than Co. Dublin’s towns (42%) and near Irish towns (46%).
16/40seats held by Fine Gael
Seats on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County · June 2024
Fine Gael16
Green Party6
Independent5
Fianna Fáil5
Labour Party5
People Before Profit–Solidarity2
Social Democrats1
| Turnout | Churchtown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 57% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 47% | 42% | 46% |
7
Councillors
16/40
Fine Gael seats on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County, the largest party
47%
turnout, June 2024
4
TDs elected for Dublin Rathdown
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Natural hazardsHazard risk B−
Some of Churchtown’s homes have high radon: an estimated 5.5%, above the reference level
The nearest bathing water to Churchtown is Sandymount Strand, 5.1 km away, rated sufficient in 2025. 3.3% of homes stand low near a river, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0.5%). Landslides: none of Churchtown lies in a high-susceptibility zone.
0%of homes in high-radon areasB−Hazard risk Grade
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
Low-lying beside water3.3%
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
Low-lying near a river3.3%
Low-lying near the coast0%
| Share of homes | Churchtown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 3.3% | 0% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
5.1 km
to Sandymount Strand bathing water (sufficient)
3,754
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Churchtown
15pages on Churchtown
Famous people from Churchtown
3 notable people were born in Churchtown.
D
Dervla KirwanIrish actress · born 1971J
James KavanaghIrish social media influencer · born 1989Photo credits
John Kavanagh: Haribhagirath, CC BY-SA 4.0
Churchtown’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
RathgarRathfarnhamDundrumBallinteerClonskeaghTerenureChurchtown
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchtown | 10,044 | — | A | D− | B+ | A |
| Rathgar | 5,768 | 1.6 | B | C− | B− | A− |
| Rathfarnham | 17,508 | 1.7 | A | D− | A− | A+ |
| Dundrum | 16,570 | 1.8 | A− | D− | B | A |
| Ballinteer | 16,038 | 2 | A− | D− | B+ | A |
| Clonskeagh | 14,142 | 2.1 | B | D− | B− | A− |
| Terenure | 10,391 | 2.7 | A+ | D | B+ | A |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Churchtown
Has Churchtown grown?
Churchtown had 10,044 people at the 2022 census, up from 9,476 in 2016: 6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How old are the people of Churchtown?
The median age in Churchtown is 40.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 19% of residents are under 15 and 19% are 65 or over.
About Churchtown
Neighbourhood in Dublin
10,044 people live in Churchtown, in the area of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 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
- 10,044 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Dublin
- Council
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
- Local electoral area
- Dundrum
- Dáil constituency
- Dublin Rathdown
- Name in Irish
- Baile an Teampaill
- Area
- 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²)
- CSO code
- ED:DR:CHURCHTOWN
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).