Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 5,451 people live in this neighbourhood, in Dublin. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage lists 41 of its buildings.
Some subjects shine; others lag. Its strongest subject is safety: gardaí record 2.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, and 4.2 burglaries and acts of criminal damage. Overall, Edmondstown earns a B−, better than 51% of Irish towns. It ranks #158 of 320 Irish towns. Fewer journeys need a car: on the way to work, 21% walk, cycle or take the bus or train, where the typical Irish town has 23%. Where it falls short is cost of living: the median sale, €596,600, comes to 7.8 times what the median household here earns.
Figures: crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · commuting, 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.
The 3 things Edmondstown does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Edmondstown 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 record adds 6 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 2%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Edmondstown. Best known first.
Museum · Office of Public WorksPearse Museum - St. Enda's Park100 m outside town, to the northeastCastleCastle · Office of Public WorksRathfarnham Castle1.8 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttraction · Office of Public WorksNature Room100 m outside town, to the northeastGardenGardenAirfield Estate2.5 km outside town, to the eastCastleCastleClonskeagh Castle3.9 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumImaginosity: Dublin Children's Museum3.7 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 Edmondstown.
Social housing holds just over a fifth of households. 70% of households own their home, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (66%) and Irish towns (61%).
| Housing | Edmondstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €597K | €450K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 21% | 10% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 9% | 20% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 70% | 66% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area D16, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Pupil numbers changed +1% since 2019/20, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (+4%) and Irish towns (+4%). For secondary school, the closest is Coláiste Éanna, 1.1 km from the town. Within 3 km of Edmondstown there are 57 schools (36 primary schools, 18 secondary schools and 3 special schools).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Colmcille Senior N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 744 | Catholic |
| Wesley College Fee-payingLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 942 | Methodist |
| Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 441 | Multi-denominational |
| Holy Rosary Primary School DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 525 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Edmondstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 12% | 40% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 11% | 7% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +1% | +4% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters, no results: Irish schools aren’t ranked one by one.
Among the graded crimes in Edmondstown, the most frequent was damage to property (2023–2025). Every kind together came to 28 per 1,000 residents a year, below Co. Dublin’s towns (59.2) and Irish towns (54.3) 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 | Edmondstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 4.2 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 28 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 2.6 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| Theft | 9.8 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Short trips: 21% under 15 minutes, below Co. Dublin’s towns (23%) and Irish towns (31%) alike. A household here earns €76,210 a year before tax, on average. 65% of commuters took the car to work at the census.
| Census 2022 | Edmondstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €76,210 | €72,400 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 21% | 23% | 31% |
| Average trip | 31.1 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8% | 7.3% | 9.2% |
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.
Unpaid caring falls to 6.5% of Edmondstown’s residents. Allowing for its ages, Edmondstown has 122 residents in bad health per 100 expected, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (103) and Irish towns (113). A disability affects nearly a quarter of people in the town.
| Census 2022 | Edmondstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 6.5% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 88% | 89% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
January nights bottom out at 2.7°C in Edmondstown, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (2.9°C) and Irish towns (2.9°C). The mean temperature over a year locally is 10.1°C. The town gets 861 mm of rain a year.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Edmondstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 10.1°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.7°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 861 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.8°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
91% of homes are within 400 m of green space, lower than Co. Dublin’s towns (100%) and near Irish towns (92%). Green space in Edmondstown works out at 21.3 ha per 1,000 people. The town has 5 parks, with 116 ha of green space in all.
| Outdoors | Edmondstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 7.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 21.3 ha | 7.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 4.5% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 5.1 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.
Rain totals about 1 mm today, the wind freshens to 24 km/h, and the low is 9°C. Tuesday looks like the wettest of the days that follow, with about 5 mm of rain. By December, a normal day reaches 9°C and a normal night 3°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 230 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 184 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 193 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 255 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Daily Irish speakers outside school: 1.3%, above Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (1.1%) alike. One measure of family life: nearly a fifth of residents are under 15. People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town.
Women make up 51.4% of Edmondstown
2,800 women and 2,651 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Edmondstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9.7% | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 14% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 31% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 40% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
South Dublin County Council is the council for Edmondstown, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. Just over two in five voters turned out at the last local elections, close to Co. Dublin’s towns (42%) and below Irish towns (46%). The town sits in the Firhouse-Bohernabreena local electoral area, which elects 5 councillors.
| Turnout | Edmondstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 41% | 42% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 57% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 sites here, below Co. Dublin’s towns (7) and Irish towns (11) alike. 2.2% of homes date from before 1919. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 41 buildings in Edmondstown, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Edmondstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 75 | 9 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 2.2% | 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 Edmondstown is Sandymount Strand, 7.9 km away, rated sufficient in 2025. The ground under Edmondstown carries no high landslide susceptibility. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
| Share of homes | Edmondstown | 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.
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 41 buildings in Edmondstown, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 6 sites here.
No notable person born in Edmondstown is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Damien Duff: Mikhail Slain, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dave Allen: CBS Television, Public domain · Edward Bulfin: James McBey, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmondstown | 5,451 | — | B− | D− | A− | C+ |
| Ballyboden | 5,246 | 1.1 | A | D− | A− | A+ |
| Rathfarnham | 17,508 | 1.6 | A | D− | A− | A+ |
| Knocklyon | 13,854 | 1.7 | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Ballinteer | 16,038 | 2.4 | A− | D− | B+ | A |
| Churchtown | 10,044 | 2.8 | A | D− | B+ | A |
| Firhouse | 12,254 | 3 | A− | D | A− | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Edmondstown had 5,451 people at the 2022 census, down from 5,520 in 2016: 1.2% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
The median age in Edmondstown is 39.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
Edmondstown has 5,451 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)
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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