Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The population grew 15% between 2016 and 2022. In Dublin, this neighbourhood has 5,285 residents.
More weak spots than strong ones. Overall, Inchicore earns a D, which places it #274 of 320 Irish towns. That leaves it better than 14% of Irish towns. Its lowest grade is for safety (D−) — gardaí record 13 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, and 13.6 burglaries and acts of criminal damage. It is easy to get around without a car: on the way to work, 49% walk, cycle or take the bus or train, where the typical Irish town has 23%. Set against the median household income, the median home, at €388,000, costs 7.5 times as much.
Figures: commuting, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
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 Inchicore does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Inchicore 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 →
35 buildings on the National Inventory inside Inchicore.
The record adds 3 archaeological sites.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Inchicore. Best known first.
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol700 m outside town, to the northeast
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral3.2 km outside town, to the east
Big drawZooDublin Zoo2 km outside town, to the northeast · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland4.3 km outside town, to the east · 783K visitors a year
MuseumNational Library of Ireland4.4 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 Inchicore.
Every year, 93.4 crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents. Among the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Inchicore has more crime per resident than 95% of them. The graded crime recorded most here was damage to property (2023–2025).
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 | Inchicore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 13.6 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 13 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| All recorded crime | 93.4 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 25 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Mercy Secondary School is the nearest secondary school, 0.7 km away. 4% of the schools teach through Irish, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (7%) and Irish towns (8%). Within 3 km of Inchicore there are 76 schools (46 primary schools, 20 secondary schools and 10 special schools).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assumption Junior School DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 434 | Catholic |
| Kingswood Community CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 1,006 | Multi-denominational |
| Coláiste de hÍde GaelcholáisteTeaches through IrishPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 266 | Multi-denominational |
| Phobailscoil Iosolde DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 764 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Inchicore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 59% | 40% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 35% | 40% | 39% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No school here carries a letter or a result: Ireland publishes neither for individual schools.
The average trip to work took 32.5 min, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (31.1 min) and Irish towns (27.6 min). Home was the main workplace for one in ten workers at the census. Households take home €51,490 a year before tax, on average.
| Census 2022 | Inchicore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €51,490 | €72,780 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 18% | 23% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 11% | 7.3% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 32.5 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.
The closest place to swim from Inchicore is Sandymount Strand, 8.3 km away, rated sufficient in 2025. An estimated 3.8% of homes here have radon above the reference level. The ground under Inchicore carries no high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Inchicore | 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.
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3.1% of the town. Allowing for its ages, Inchicore has 103 residents with a disability per 100 expected, above Co. Dublin’s towns (99) and close to Irish towns (106). Self-reported good health: 85% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Inchicore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 85% | 89% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.6% | 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
Just over a quarter of households are private tenants. Owners make up just over half of households, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (66%) and Irish towns (61%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €383,200 | 311 |
| The last 12 months | €425,000 | 89 |
| Housing | Inchicore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 22% | 10% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 51% | 66% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 26% | 19% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €388K | €454K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
756 mm of rain falls in a year, close to Co. Dublin’s towns (770 mm) and below Irish towns (937 mm). The coldest nights come in January, when Inchicore averages a low of 2.7°C. November is the wettest month here, with 84 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Inchicore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 20.1°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 756 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.7°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Woodland covers 3.9% of the land within 1 km, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (2.2%) and Irish towns (2.7%). There are 4 parks in Inchicore; together its green space comes to 41 ha. Per 1,000 residents, Inchicore has 7.8 ha of green space.
| Outdoors | Inchicore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 75% | 100% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 4.5 km per km² | 5.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 3.9% | 2.2% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Plan indoor things for Tuesday, when about 5 mm of rain is forecast. What counts as normal for Inchicore in November: highs come to 11°C and lows to 5°C. Around 1 mm of rain is due today, on a breeze of up to 24 km/h, with a low of 10°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 190 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 158 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 187 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 221 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Daily Irish speakers outside school: 1.3%, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (1.1%). Children are nearly a fifth of the town.
Women make up 50.0% of Inchicore
2,642 women and 2,643 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Inchicore | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 33% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 17% | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 16% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 30% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.6% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 33% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Two in five voters turned out at the last local elections. Dublin City Council has no ruling majority: Fine Gael hold 11 of its 63 seats, short of the 32 needed. One council serves Inchicore: Dublin City Council.
| Turnout | Inchicore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 49% | 57% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 40% | 42% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
17.7% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (3.4%). There are 3 entries on the national archaeological record here. The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 35 buildings in Inchicore, each rated of regional importance.
| Heritage | Inchicore | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 66 | 9 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 17.7% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 3 | 7 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 35 buildings in Inchicore, each rated of regional importance. 3 archaeological sites are on the record here.
8 notable people were born in Inchicore.
Aaron Doran: Alasdair Middleton from Rothesay, Scotland, CC BY 2.0 · Thomas Kinsella: kellywritershouse, CC BY 2.0 · Gay Mitchell: Flickr_-_europeanpeoplesparty_-_EPP_LEADERS_MEET_IN_DUBLIN_14_April_2008_(52).jpg : European People's Party derivative work: Herzi Pinki, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inchicore | 5,285 | — | D | C+ | D− | C |
| Decies | 2,713 | 1.1 | C− | B | D | D− |
| Kilmainham | 10,240 | 1.1 | C− | C+ | D− | C− |
| Walkinstown | 7,442 | 1.3 | C | D | C | B− |
| Crumlin | 19,287 | 1.4 | C− | C | C− | D |
| Kylemore | 2,557 | 1.6 | D | B | D | D− |
| Chapelizod | 4,862 | 1.7 | B− | B− | D | B− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Inchicore had 5,285 people at the 2022 census, up from 4,610 in 2016: 14.6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Inchicore is 36.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
5,285 people live in Inchicore, 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).