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Home to 2,831 people, this neighbourhood lies in Dublin.
More weak spots than strong ones. Buying in is costly: the median sale, €482,600, comes to 9.2 times what the median household here earns. Overall, Edenmore earns a D: better than nearly a tenth of Irish towns, and #110 of 116 in Co. Dublin. Its standout strength is walkability — on the way to work, 39% walk, cycle or take the bus or train, where the typical Irish town has 23%. Residents’ health trails most towns: bad health runs at 171 and disability at 119 per 100 expected for its ages.
Figures: commuting and health, CSO Census 2022 · 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. 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 Edenmore does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Edenmore 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 →
0% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Edenmore.
Edenmore’s nearest bathing water is Dollymount Strand, 3.4 km away, rated good in 2025. Under 1% of homes locally are estimated to have radon above the reference level. The ground under Edenmore carries no high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Edenmore | 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.
72% of households own their home, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (66%) and Irish towns (61%). Social housing holds 14% of households.
| Housing | Edenmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 13% | 20% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €483K | €450K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 72% | 66% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 14% | 10% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area D05, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
6.7% of residents in Edenmore care, unpaid, for a relative or friend, and the town’s share in bad or very bad health, 4.6%, is the highest of the 116 towns in Co. Dublin. At the census, just over four fifths of people in Edenmore called their health good or very good, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (89%) and Irish towns (88%). A disability affects nearly a third of people in the town.
| Census 2022 | Edenmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 89% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.6% | 1.9% | 2% |
| With a disability | 32% | 21% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.7% | 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
Households had €52,330 a year before tax, below Co. Dublin’s towns (€72,780) and Irish towns (€57,760) alike. 67% of people aged 15 to 64 were in work at the census.
| Census 2022 | Edenmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 12% | 7.3% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €52,330 | €72,780 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 67% | 71% | 68% |
| Average trip | 30.6 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.
Damage to property topped the graded crimes in Edenmore (2023–2025). For its size, Edenmore records more crime per resident than 58% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Homes saw 7.5 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, about level with Co. Dublin’s towns (7.5) and above Irish towns (6.4).
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 | Edenmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 51.2 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Since 2019/20, pupils changed +2%, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (+4%) and Irish towns (+4%). For secondary school, the closest is Mercy College Coolock, 0.9 km from the town. Multi-denominational schooling: 10 of the 71 schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Fiachras Sen N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 609 | Catholic |
| Mount Temple Comprehensive SchoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Comprehensive | Post-primary · Comprehensive | 903 | Church of Ireland |
| 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 | Edenmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +2% | +4% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 41% | 40% | 35% |
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.
On a January night, the temperature in Edenmore falls to about 3.2°C. Here July highs average 19.7°C, close to both Co. Dublin’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). Over twelve months, Edenmore averages 10.4°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Edenmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 751 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 3.2°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.4°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
One park, 53 ha of green space: that is the measure of Edenmore’s parkland. Woodland covers 3.6% of the land within 1 km, above Co. Dublin’s towns (2.2%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike. Green space in Edenmore works out at 18.8 ha per 1,000 people.
| Outdoors | Edenmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 24% | 3.7% | 0% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 5.9% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 18.8 ha | 7.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Paths per km² of town | 2.8 km per km² | 5.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
In November a normal day reaches 11°C and a normal night 5°C; the forecast for Edenmore below sets each day against them. Some 2 mm of rain falls today, driven by wind of up to 31 km/h; the low reaches 11°C. Over the coming week, Tuesday looks wettest, with about 6 mm of rain.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 179 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 157 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 194 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 221 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%). Among adults, 20% have a degree.
54.0% of Edenmore’s residents are women
1,529 women and 1,302 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Edenmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 24% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 18% | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 22% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 35% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.9% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 20% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Dublin City Council is the council for Edenmore, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. At the general election 60% voted, above Co. Dublin’s towns (57%) and Irish towns (59%) alike. With 11 of 63 seats, Fine Gael are the largest group on Dublin City Council, short of the 32 a majority needs. Turnout at the last local elections was 45%.
| Turnout | Edenmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 57% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 45% | 42% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
0.2% of homes were built before 1919. Edenmore’s built heritage counts 4 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Edenmore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 14 | 9 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 0.2% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Edenmore. Best known first.
GardenSaint Anne's Park1 km outside town, to the south
MuseumGaelic Athletic Association museum5 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric houseHistoric house · Office of Public WorksCasino Marino3 km outside town, to the southwestGardenGardenSt Anne's Park and Rose Gardens1.3 km outside town, to the southChurchChurchSt Doulagh's Church2.7 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumGAA Museum - Croke Park4.9 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Edenmore’s built heritage counts 4 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
One notable person was born in Edenmore; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Keith Duffy: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Seán Haughey: Xavier Lejeune, CC BY 4.0 · Lee Desmond: Seaninryan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Denise Mitchell: Houses of the Oireachtas, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edenmore | 2,831 | — | D | D | C | D |
| Harmonstown | 5,769 | 0.8 | C+ | D | C+ | C+ |
| Ayrfield | 5,863 | 0.8 | B− | B− | C | B− |
| Donaghmede | 9,616 | 1.3 | C | C− | C+ | C+ |
| Raheny | 8,734 | 1.7 | B+ | D | B | A− |
| Darndale | 14,675 | 1.8 | C− | B | C | D− |
| Belmayne | 15,047 | 1.9 | B | C | C | B+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
51% of working residents drive to work and 39% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%). 10% mostly work from home, and 26% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Edenmore had 2,831 people at the 2022 census, down from 2,836 in 2016: 0.2% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
The median age in Edenmore is 44.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
Edenmore has 2,831 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).