Clondalkin’s story
Clondalkin has 71 buildings on the National Inventory
The record adds 26 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 1%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1760Chomer Cottage
- 1760Moyle Park House
- 1760The Cottages
ClondalkinDublin
Home to 22,788 people, this neighbourhood lies in Dublin.
6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Amir Mohammad Saeid · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
22,788
CSO, Census 2022 · South Dublin County Council
Median age
37.1
12% are 65+ · Co. Dublin 14%
Degree level
27%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
25%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
TownGrade
B−
#175 of 320
Is Clondalkin a good place to live?
Safety lags (D): gardaí record 8.1 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, and 10.5 burglaries and acts of criminal damage. Its strongest is jobs & income: the unemployment rate is 8%, with 71% of 15 to 64s in work. Home prices sit at a median €330,000, which is 5.1 years of the town’s median household income. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, ranking #70 of 116 in Co. Dublin. It comes out better than 46% of Irish towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for health, B− for walkability and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: work, health and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · radon, EPA.
WeakestDSafety
What makes Clondalkin stand out
The one thing Clondalkin does most differently from other towns.
How Clondalkin grades
Each subject compares Clondalkin with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
SafetyNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →Jobs & income8% unemployedB+Open →HealthNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesBOpen →Hazard risk7% of homes above the radon reference levelC+Open →Walkability25% walk, cycle or take a bus or train to workB−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 →Tully's Castle and 32 more in and around Clondalkin
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Clondalkin. Best known first.
CastleTully's Castlein town
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol2.9 km outside town, to the northeast
Big drawZooDublin Zoo4 km outside town, to the northeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
MuseumIrish Museum of Modern Art3.5 km outside town, to the northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksPhoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle4 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumNational Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks4.5 km outside town, to the northeast · 314K visitors a yearPlaces: 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 (6)
- Tully's Castle: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Irish Museum of Modern Art: self, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: self, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clondalkin.
SafetySafety D
Crime per resident in Clondalkin runs higher than in 88% of Irish towns
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more incidents per resident: they are counted where they happen, not where victims live.
Every year, 80.4 crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents. Among the 118 Irish towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, Clondalkin has more crime per resident than 84% of them. More of the graded crimes locally were damage to property than anything else (2023–2025).
8.1violent incidents per 1,000 a yearDSafety Grade
Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 16% of the 118 Irish towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Recorded by type · per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025
Theft24.1
Road traffic18.4
Damage8
Assault6.1
Public order6.1
Drugs6
Dangerous acts5.3
Burglary2.5
Against justice1.6
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 | Clondalkin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 10.5 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 8.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| All recorded crime | 80.4 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 24.1 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
8.1
violent incidents per 1,000 a year
10.5
burglary and damage per 1,000 a year
2,855
incidents a year, Clondalkin Garda area
18.6
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
Schools
More schools around Clondalkin are in DEIS, the support scheme, than in Co. Dublin’s towns or across Irish towns: 54%
Single-sex secondaries: 26%, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (39%). For secondary school, the closest is Coláiste Bríde, 0.2 km from the town. Within 3 km of Clondalkin there are 120 schools (78 primary schools, 27 secondary schools and 15 special schools).
120schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Pius X G N.S. GirlsLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 540 | Catholic |
| Old Bawn Community SchoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 1,024 | Inter-denominational |
| Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 445 | Catholic |
| St Marks Community School DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 931 | Inter-denominational |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic88
Multi-denominational20
Church of Ireland2
Inter-denominational9
Other1
| Schools within 3 km | Clondalkin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 54% | 40% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 26% | 40% | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +1% | +4% | +4% |
39,367
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+1%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.3 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 · No letters and no results: Ireland publishes none school by school.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
A larger share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Clondalkin than in 77% of Irish towns
66% of commuters took the car to work at the census. The average trip to work took 29.5 min, between Co. Dublin’s towns (31.1 min) and Irish towns (27.6 min). The census counted nearly one in ten workers working mainly from home.
25%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van66%
Bus12%
Walk6%
Train, DART or Luas5%
Bicycle4%
| Census 2022 | Clondalkin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €64,970 | €72,780 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 29.5 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 71% | 71% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 27% | 23% | 31% |
€64,970
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Dublin €71,123
8%
worked mainly from home, 2022
10%
trips of an hour or more
48,940
on the Live Register, County Dublin, September 2026
B−
Walkability: better than 49% 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.
Climate
Clondalkin has colder winters than Co. Dublin’s towns or Irish towns: January lows of 2.4°C
Day and night, summer and winter, Clondalkin averages 10.1°C. 776 mm of rain falls in a year, near Co. Dublin’s towns (770 mm) and lower than Irish towns (937 mm). The nearest weather station is Casement, 3.7 km away.
20.0°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.5°C
Spring13.0°C
Summer19.4°C
Autumn14.0°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Clondalkin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.4°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.1°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 776 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 20.0°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
20.0°C
July high
2.4°C
January low
776 mm
Rain a year
86 mm
Wettest month
36
Air frosts
1,397 hrs
Sunshine
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Outdoors
Clondalkin has more park space per resident than 8 in 10 Irish towns
Woodland covers 3.3% of the land within 1 km, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (2.2%) and Irish towns (2.7%). 3 parks and 220 ha of green space in all: that is Clondalkin’s share. A park or green space is within 400 m for 95% of homes.
95%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Clondalkin9.7 ha
Co. Dublin7.6 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Clondalkin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 4.6 km per km² | 5.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 3.3% | 2.2% | 2.7% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 9.7 ha | 7.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Near a park | 95% | 100% | 92% |
95%
Near a park
9.7 ha
Green space
132 km
Footpaths
3.3%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Today in Clondalkin: light showers and 11 degrees at best
Plan indoor things for Tuesday, when about 3 mm of rain is forecast. In Clondalkin, the November norm is a high of 11°C and a low of 4°C. Showers may brush past today without adding up to much, on a breeze of up to 24 km/h; the coldest it gets is 9°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 | 2°C | 197 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 162 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 189 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 228 mm |
11°C / 9°C
Today
0.5 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
21 km/h
Wind
77%
Humidity
9 h 18 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Irish is an everyday language in Clondalkin: 2.1% speak it daily, above Co. Dublin
12% of residents are 65 or over, below Co. Dublin’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (14%) alike. Graduates make up 27% of adults. Under 15: just over a fifth of residents.
37.1median age
ClondalkinCo. DublinIreland
Ages · share of residents
12%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none10%
Lower secondary16%
Leaving Cert41%
Diploma or cert6%
Degree or higher27%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.4% of Clondalkin
11,476 women and 11,312 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Clondalkin | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 10% | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 16% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 41% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.4% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 27% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Turnout in Clondalkin was among the lowest at the 2024 local elections
56% of voters cast a ballot at the general election. Clondalkin spans more than one of the local electoral areas: 89% of its residents vote in Clondalkin, most of the rest in Tallaght-Central. 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 | Clondalkin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 41% | 42% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 56% | 57% | 59% |
7
Councillors
10/40
Independent seats on South Dublin County, the largest party
41%
turnout, June 2024
5
TDs elected for Dublin Mid-West
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Inventory buildings in Clondalkin: 31 per 10,000 residents, against 9 in Co. Dublin’s towns and 48 in Irish towns
The Sites and Monuments Record holds 26 entries for the town. Before 1919: that is when 0.9% of homes were built. The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 71 buildings in Clondalkin, each rated of regional importance.
71inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional71
Among them
- Chomer Cottage 1760
- Moyle Park House 1760
- The Cottages 1760
- Ballyfermot Bridge 1770
26
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1760
earliest dated inventory building
1%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
4
places pictured on the history page
| Heritage | Clondalkin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 31 | 9 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 26 | 6 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 0.9% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
HealthHealth B
For the ages of its people, Clondalkin has more residents in bad health than expected
Weighed against its ages, disability in Clondalkin runs at 104 per 100 expected. A disability affects 21% of people here. Unpaid carers make up 5.6% of residents, about level with Irish towns (5.4%) and above Co. Dublin’s towns (5.3%).
88%good or very good healthBHealth Grade
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health113
Disability104
Co. Dublin103
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 88%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Clondalkin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 88% | 89% | 88% |
104
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
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Natural hazardsHazard risk C+
Radon in Clondalkin: an estimated 7.1% of homes are above the reference level
Clondalkin’s nearest bathing water is Sandymount Strand, 12 km away, rated sufficient in 2025. No part of Clondalkin is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
0%of homes in high-radon areasC+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 | Clondalkin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
12 km
to Sandymount Strand bathing water (sufficient)
7,925
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
HousingCost of living B
More households own their home in Clondalkin than in Co. Dublin’s towns or across Irish towns: 72%
6% of households live in social housing. Prices in Clondalkin are up 74% since 2010: the typical sale went from €210K that year to €366K in 2025. Renting cost €1,862 a month on average, lower than Co. Dublin’s towns (€2,066) yet higher than Irish towns (€1,606).
€330Kmedian sale priceBCost of living Grade
Median sale price · Property Price Register, 2023–2025
Clondalkin€330K
Co. Dublin€454K
Irish towns€350K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €455,000 | 39 |
| Second-hand homes | €326,000 | 1,017 |
| The last 12 months | €370,000 | 367 |
| Housing | Clondalkin | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 6% | 10% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €330K | €454K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 72% | 66% | 61% |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,862 | €2,066 | €1,606 |
72%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
€1,862
a month on new tenancies, Clondalkin
4.6
times median household income, County Dublin
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Clondalkin
15pages on Clondalkin
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 71 buildings in Clondalkin, each rated of regional importance. 26 archaeological sites are on the record here.
Famous people from Clondalkin
12 notable people were born in Clondalkin.
Photo credits
Graham Norton: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0 · Aidan Turner: Aidan_Turner_(3773120406).jpg : Rach from Tadcaster, York, England derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0 · Kenny Egan: Vakars2001, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mary Kennedy: Iora Rua, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bernard Dunne: Vintagekits, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gino Kenny: Houses of the Oireachtas, CC BY 4.0
Clondalkin’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
DeansrathCherry OrchardRonanstownCarnaKylemoreTallaghtClondalkin
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clondalkin | 22,788 | — | B− | B | D | B |
| Deansrath | 13,743 | 2.1 | D− | C+ | D | D− |
| Cherry Orchard | 8,280 | 2.4 | D | A− | D | D− |
| Ronanstown | 11,130 | 2.6 | D− | B− | D− | D− |
| Carna | 2,897 | 2.8 | C− | B | D | D− |
| Kylemore | 2,557 | 3.4 | D | B | D | D− |
| Tallaght | 15,588 | 3.4 | B− | B | D | B− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Clondalkin
Has Clondalkin grown?
Clondalkin had 22,788 people at the 2022 census, up from 22,245 in 2016: 2.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Clondalkin a young town or an old one?
The median age in Clondalkin is 37.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Do people in Clondalkin drive to work?
8% mostly work from home, and 27% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
About Clondalkin
Neighbourhood in Dublin
Clondalkin has 22,788 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
- 22,788 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Dublin
- Council
- South Dublin County Council
- Local electoral area
- Clondalkin
- Dáil constituency
- Dublin Mid-West
- Name in Irish
- Cluain Dolcáin
- Area
- 3.5 sq mi (9 km²)
- CSO code
- ED:SD:CLONDALKIN#clondalkin
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).