Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
132 of its buildings are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. It is a neighbourhood of 18,626 residents in Dublin.
Health is its strong suit (A) — for every 100 its ages would predict, 69 residents are in bad health and 90 have a disability. It also does well on jobs & income — jobs reach 73% of 15 to 64s, and unemployment is 5%. The trade-off is cost of living: a median €685,000 buys a home here, 7.7 years of what the median household earns. Overall, that makes a B+, good for #31 of 116 in Co. Dublin. On that grade it does better than 73% of Irish towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: health and work, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · radon, EPA.
Each subject compares Clontarf East 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 →
The 3 things Clontarf East does most differently from other towns.
The register holds 132 buildings on the National Inventory in Clontarf East, 2 of them of national importance.
15 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 132 buildings in Clontarf East, 2 of national or international importance. The national record lists 15 archaeological sites in and around the town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clontarf East.
Rent averaged €2,259 a month, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (€2,063) and Irish towns (€1,606). 3% of households rent from a council or housing body. Also worth knowing: the typical sale price in Clontarf East reached €725K in 2025, up 71% from €425K in 2010.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €750,000 | 37 |
| Second-hand homes | €675,000 | 749 |
| The last 12 months | €800,000 | 221 |
| Housing | Clontarf East | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €685K | €450K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 3% | 10% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 78% | 66% | 61% |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €2,259 | €2,063 | €1,606 |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Unpaid caring falls to 6.8% of Clontarf East’s residents. 91% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (89%) and Irish towns (88%). At the census, 1.5% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2022 | Clontarf East | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 6.8% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 91% | 89% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.5% | 1.9% | 2% |
| With a disability | 21% | 22% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
37% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, about level with Co. Dublin’s towns (36%) and above Irish towns (23%). Households take home €88,530 a year before tax, on average. The unemployment rate comes to 5%.
| Census 2022 | Clontarf East | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €88,530 | €72,400 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 5% | 7.4% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 71% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 23% | 23% | 31% |
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.
DEIS, the support scheme, covers 44% of them, above Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%) alike. St Pauls College is the nearest secondary school, 0.6 km away. Of the 117 schools nearby, 17 take a multi-denominational ethos.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Fiachras Sen N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 609 | Catholic |
| Clonturk CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 968 | Multi-denominational |
| Gaelcholáiste Reachrann GaelcholáisteTeaches through IrishPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 453 | Inter-denominational |
| Grange Community College DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 553 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Clontarf East | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 44% | 40% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 35% | 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.
Winter lows in Clontarf East average 3.2°C in January. The year’s mean temperature is 10.5°C, in line with Co. Dublin’s towns (10.3°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). This Co. Dublin town is 0.2°C warmer over the year than in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Clontarf East | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 750 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 3.2°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.5°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Clontarf East offers 15.7 ha of green space per 1,000 residents. Among the protected sites near Clontarf East is North Bull Island SPA. Within 5 km, 38% is sea, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (3.7%) and Irish towns (0%). Green space in Clontarf East adds up to 292 ha, across 12 parks.
| Outdoors | Clontarf East | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 38% | 3.7% | 0% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 6.1% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 3.1 km per km² | 5.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 15.7 ha | 7.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The heaviest rain of the week is due on Thursday, around 21 mm. What counts as normal for Clontarf East in November: highs come to 11°C and lows to 5°C. A shower could pass through today, though hardly enough to wet the ground; light wind (16 km/h) and a low of 7°C go with it.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 180 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 158 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 191 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 221 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
People 65 and over make up 20% of the town. 1.9% speak Irish daily outside school, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (1.1%). Foreign-born residents make up 16% of the population.
52.3% of Clontarf East’s residents are women
9,741 women and 8,885 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Clontarf East | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 4.6% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 7.9% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 23% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 59% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
At the general election 60% voted, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (57%) and Irish towns (59%). One council serves Clontarf East: Dublin City Council. Dublin City Council has no ruling majority: Fine Gael hold 11 of its 63 seats, short of the 32 needed.
| Turnout | Clontarf East | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 48% | 42% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 57% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 7.8% of the total. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 15 sites here, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (6) and Irish towns (11). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 132 buildings in Clontarf East, 2 of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Clontarf East | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 71 | 9 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 7.8% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 15 | 6 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
For radon, the estimate for Clontarf East is 1.2% of homes above the reference level. Its nearest bathing water is Dollymount Strand, 3 km away, rated good in 2025. Landslides: none of Clontarf East lies in a high-susceptibility zone.
| Share of homes | Clontarf East | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 21% | 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.
More of the graded crimes in Clontarf East were damage to property than anything else (2023–2025). Counting every kind of crime, the yearly rate is 37.9 per 1,000 residents. Violence came to 3.8 per 1,000 residents a year, below Co. Dublin’s towns (5.3) and Irish towns (5.7) alike.
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 | Clontarf East | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 37.9 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| Burglary & damage | 6.3 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Clontarf East. Best known first.
GardenSaint Anne's Parkin town
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland3.5 km outside town, to the southwest · 783K visitors a year
MuseumNational Library of Ireland3.4 km outside town, to the southwest
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral4.4 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseLeinster House3.4 km outside town, to the southwest
Art galleryNational Gallery of Ireland3.3 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
25 notable people were born in Clontarf East.
Bram Stoker: unidentified photographer, Public domain · Jane Barlow: Illustration is uncited, but the journal editors are: Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Mrs. Lucia Isabella (Gilbert) Runkle, George H. Warner, Public domain · Gerry Leonard: MarieLopezPhotographer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gerry Ryan: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · David McMurtry: Institute of Physics, CC BY 3.0 · George Birmingham: Office of the President of Ireland, Public domain
Neighbourhood in Dublin
18,626 people live in Clontarf East, 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clontarf East | 18,626 | — | B+ | D− | B− | A |
| Harmonstown | 5,769 | 1.7 | C+ | D | C+ | C+ |
| Clontarf West | 15,296 | 1.7 | B+ | D | B− | B+ |
| Edenmore | 2,831 | 2.3 | D | D | C | D |
| Marino | 6,272 | 2.7 | B+ | D | B− | A− |
| Raheny | 8,734 | 2.8 | B+ | D | B | A− |
| Beaumont | 19,072 | 2.8 | B | D | C+ | A |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Clontarf East had 18,626 people at the 2022 census, up from 18,285 in 2016: 1.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Clontarf East is 42.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 18% of residents are under 15 and 20% are 65 or over.
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).