Kinsealy-Drinan’s story
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0% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Explore the history →Kinsealy-DrinanCo. Dublin
TownGrade
A
#27 of 320
The town, home to 7,526 people, lies in Co. Dublin. Just 4% of residents are 65 or older.
Population
7,526
CSO, Census 2022 · Fingal County Council
Median age
34.4
4% are 65+ · Co. Dublin 14%
Degree level
41%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
24%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Kinsealy-Drinan a good place to live?
A well-rated place to live, with prices to match. Kinsealy-Drinan’s overall grade of A puts it better than 92% of Irish towns, #27 of 320 Irish towns. On jobs & income it is strong — jobs reach 76% of 15 to 64s, and unemployment is 7%. It also does well on health: bad health runs at 94 and disability at 90 per 100 expected for its ages. The catch is cost of living — a median €532,900 buys a home here, 7 years of what the median household earns.
Figures: work and health, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
This town's Hazard risk Grade uses radon and landslides only: open LiDAR heights don't cover enough of its homes to measure flooding, so flood isn't counted for or against it.
How Kinsealy-Drinan grades
Each subject compares Kinsealy-Drinan with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Cost of livingAmong the weakest of the towns comparedDOpen →Hazard riskAlmost no homes are above the radon reference levelAOpen →Jobs & income7% unemployedAOpen →Health90 with a disability per 100 predictedA−Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentA−Open →Walkability24% walk, cycle or take a bus or train to workBOpen →
SchoolsNot graded in Ireland: schools’ exam results aren’t published school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)–
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
What makes Kinsealy-Drinan stand out
The 3 things Kinsealy-Drinan does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kinsealy-Drinan.
HousingCost of living D
Rent in Kinsealy-Drinan runs to €2,203 a month, more than in both Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
€533Kmedian sale priceDCost of living Grade
Private tenants account for 27% of households. Social housing holds 8% of households, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (13%). Owners make up nearly two thirds of households.
Median sale price · Property Price Register, 2023–2025
Kinsealy-Drinan€533K
Co. Dublin€450K
Irish towns€350K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €625,000 | 121 |
| Second-hand homes | €437,500 | 110 |
| The last 12 months | €534,000 | 56 |
| Housing | Kinsealy-Drinan | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €533K | €450K | €350K |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €2,203 | €2,063 | €1,606 |
| Households renting privately | 27% | 19% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 8% | 10% | 13% |
65%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
27%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€2,203
a month on new tenancies, Kinsealy-Drinan
7.5
times median household income, County Dublin
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Natural hazardsHazard risk A
Low radon and steady ground in Kinsealy-Drinan; flooding isn’t measured here
0%of homes in high-radon areasAHazard risk Grade
Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach, 5.6 km from Kinsealy-Drinan, is the closest bathing water; it was rated excellent in 2025. The ground under Kinsealy-Drinan carries no high landslide susceptibility. Under 1% of homes here are estimated to have radon above the reference level.
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
| Share of homes | Kinsealy-Drinan | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
5.6 km
to Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach bathing water (excellent)
2,045
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
A larger share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Kinsealy-Drinan than in 96% of Irish towns
24%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 7%, below Co. Dublin’s towns (7.4%) and Irish towns (9.2%) alike. The commute to work averages 29.6 min. Before tax, the average household brings in €76,110 a year.
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van64%
Bus15%
Walk6%
Bicycle2%
Train, DART or Luas1%
| Census 2022 | Kinsealy-Drinan | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 76% | 71% | 68% |
| Median household income | €76,110 | €72,400 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 7% | 7.4% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 29.6 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
€76,110
median household income, 2022 · Co. Dublin €71,123
12%
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 64% 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.
HealthHealth A−
Disability is less common in Kinsealy-Drinan, 16% of residents, than in Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
92%good or very good healthA−Health Grade
Self-reported good health: 92% of Kinsealy-Drinan’s residents. At the census, 1.1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (1.9%) and Irish towns (2%). Family carers: 4.4% of the people in Kinsealy-Drinan look after someone without pay.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 92%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2022 | Kinsealy-Drinan | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 16% | 22% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 92% | 89% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.1% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.4% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
94
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Dublin 103
90
disability per 100 expected · Co. Dublin 99
83.4 · 80.1
life expectancy, women · men, the Dublin region, 2016
27%
hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and North East
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
SafetySafety A−
For a town of its size, Kinsealy-Drinan is quiet: less crime per resident than 88% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people
2.8violent incidents per 1,000 a yearA−Safety Grade
Violent crime ran at 2.8 per 1,000 residents a year, below Co. Dublin’s towns (5.3) and Irish towns (5.7) alike. Among the graded crimes in Kinsealy-Drinan, the most frequent was damage to property (2023–2025). Burglary and damage add up to 3.8 per 1,000 residents each year.
Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 88% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Recorded by type · per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025
Theft8.8
Road traffic4.1
Damage2.6
Public order2.5
Assault2.2
Burglary1.2
Dangerous acts1.1
Against justice0.9
Drugs0.8
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 | Kinsealy-Drinan | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 3.8 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 24.9 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 2.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| Theft | 8.8 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
2.8
violent incidents per 1,000 a year
3.8
burglary and damage per 1,000 a year
735
incidents a year, Malahide Garda area
6.6
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
DEIS support reaches 5% of schools around Kinsealy-Drinan, below Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
22schools within 3 km
For secondary school, the closest is Malahide & Portmarnock Secondary School, 0.7 km from the town. 22 schools lie within 3 km of Kinsealy-Drinan: 16 primary schools and 6 secondary schools. Single-sex secondaries: 33%, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (39%).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Oliver Plunkett Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 838 | Catholic |
| Malahide Community SchoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 1,250 | Inter-denominational |
| Gaelscoil an Duinninigh GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 380 | Catholic |
| St Finians Community College DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 671 | Multi-denominational |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic13
Multi-denominational5
Church of Ireland2
Inter-denominational2
| Schools within 3 km | Kinsealy-Drinan | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 5% | 40% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −1% | +4% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 33% | 40% | 39% |
11,271
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−1%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.3 km
to the nearest primary school
0.7 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · There are no letters or results on these cards, because Ireland publishes none school by school.
Climate
Rainfall in Kinsealy-Drinan trails that of 86% of Irish towns: 763 mm a year
19.7°CJuly afternoon high
Summer highs in Kinsealy-Drinan reach 19.7°C in July. The nearest weather station is Dublin Airport, 3 km away. November is the wettest month here, with 83 mm of rain on average.
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.8°C
Spring12.8°C
Summer19.1°C
Autumn14.1°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Kinsealy-Drinan | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 763 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 3.0°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
19.7°C
July high
3.0°C
January low
763 mm
Rain a year
83 mm
Wettest month
35
Air frosts
1,468 hrs
Sunshine
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Outdoors
Almost everyone in Kinsealy-Drinan lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
100%of homes near green space
Within 5 km, 8.3% is sea, above Co. Dublin’s towns (3.7%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. Kinsealy-Drinan counts 3 parks, adding up to 31 ha of green space. 100% of homes have green space within 400 m.
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Kinsealy-Drinan4.1 ha
Co. Dublin7.6 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Kinsealy-Drinan | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 2.3 km per km² | 5.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Sea within 5 km | 8.3% | 3.7% | 0% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 100% | 92% |
100%
Near a park
4.1 ha
Green space
19 km
Footpaths
1.1%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Kinsealy-Drinan’s weather today: light rain, with a high of 11 degrees
11°C / 9°CToday
Thursday stands out as the wet day ahead, with roughly 21 mm. In November a normal day reaches 11°C and a normal night 5°C; the forecast for Kinsealy-Drinan below sets each day against them. Some 1 mm of rain falls today; the wind stays gentle at 14 km/h, and the low reaches 9°C.
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December9°C
January9°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 184 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 161 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 195 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 223 mm |
11°C / 9°C
Today
0.9 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
14 km/h
Wind
76%
Humidity
9 h 09 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Children make up 26% of Kinsealy-Drinan, above Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
34.4median age
Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. People 65 and over make up 3.9% of the town, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (14%). 29% of residents were born outside the country.
Kinsealy-DrinanCo. DublinIreland
Ages · share of residents
9%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none4%
Lower secondary10%
Leaving Cert37%
Diploma or cert8%
Degree or higher41%
Women and men · all residents
51.3% of Kinsealy-Drinan’s residents are women
3,862 women and 3,664 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Kinsealy-Drinan | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 38% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 3.9% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 4% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 9.6% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 37% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 8.2% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 41% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
More people in Kinsealy-Drinan voted at the general election than in Co. Dublin’s towns or Irish towns: 61%
7/40seats held by Independent
Fingal County Council has no ruling majority: Independent hold 7 of its 40 seats, short of the 21 needed. At the last local elections, 45% of voters went to the polls. Kinsealy-Drinan is split between local electoral areas: 56% of its residents are in Howth-Malahide, most of the rest in Swords.
Seats on Fingal County · June 2024
Independent7
Fine Gael7
Labour Party7
Fianna Fáil6
Sinn Féin4
Social Democrats2
Aontú2
People Before Profit–Solidarity2
| Turnout | Kinsealy-Drinan | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 57% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 45% | 42% | 46% |
7
Councillors
7/40
Independent seats on Fingal County, the largest party
45%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Dublin Fingal East
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kinsealy-Drinan
15pages on Kinsealy-Drinan
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Malahide Castle and 10 more in and around Kinsealy-Drinan
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Kinsealy-Drinan. Best known first.
CastleMalahide Castle1.9 km outside town, to the east
CastleSwords Castle1.5 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumCasino Model Railway Museum2.4 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseHistoric houseNewbridge House & Farm4.6 km outside town, to the northeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or priorySwords Round Tower & Belfry1.5 km outside town, to the northwestChurchChurchSt Doulagh's Church3 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: 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 (3)
- Malahide Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swords Castle: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casino Model Railway Museum: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Kinsealy-Drinan
No notable person born in Kinsealy-Drinan is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
D
David WilkinsIrish sports sailor · born in Malahide · born 1950
Photo credits
Darragh O'Brien: Houses of the Oireachtas, CC BY 4.0 · Alan Farrell: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pat Ingoldsby: Emanuel Stoica, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Andrew Montague: Josh Lim ( Sky Harbor ), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Francis Taylor: psyberartist, CC BY 2.0
About Kinsealy-Drinan
Urban area in Co. Dublin
7,526 people live in Kinsealy-Drinan, in the area of Fingal County Council. TownRatings uses the CSO’s 2022 Urban Areas as Ireland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a county or a council area, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from Tailte Éireann’s boundaries and the CSO’s Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0)
- Population
- 7,526 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Dublin
- Council
- Fingal County Council
- Local electoral area
- Howth-Malahide
- Dáil constituency
- Dublin Fingal East
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:04353
Kinsealy-Drinan’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
SwordsMalahideDarndalePortmarnockBelmayneSantryKinsealy-Drinan
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinsealy-Drinan | 7,526 | — | A | D | A− | A− |
| Swords | 40,776 | 2.5 | A− | C | B− | A− |
| Malahide | 18,608 | 2.6 | A | D− | A | A+ |
| Darndale | 14,675 | 4.7 | C− | B | C | D− |
| Portmarnock | 10,750 | 4.9 | A+ | D− | A | A+ |
| Belmayne | 15,047 | 5 | B | C | C | B+ |
| Santry | 6,710 | 5.2 | C+ | C | C− | B |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Kinsealy-Drinan
Is Kinsealy-Drinan growing?
Kinsealy-Drinan had 7,526 people at the 2022 census, up from 6,313 in 2016: 19.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Kinsealy-Drinan a young town or an old one?
The median age in Kinsealy-Drinan is 34.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
How do people in Kinsealy-Drinan get to work?
12% mostly work from home, and 28% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
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).