Saggart’s story
Saggart: 9 buildings on the National Inventory
The record adds 15 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 1%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1760Dam, Saggart
- 1800Tassagart House
- 1830House, Saggart
SaggartCo. Dublin
The population grew 35% between 2016 and 2022. With 4,573 residents, it is a town in Co. Dublin.
6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Ian Paterson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
4,573
CSO, Census 2022 · South Dublin County Council
Median age
32
6% are 65+ · Co. Dublin 14%
Degree level
44%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
21%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
TownGrade
B
#134 of 320
Is Saggart a good place to live?
A solid town with one catch. It does especially well on health (B+). The median sale, €348,000, comes to 5 times what the median household here earns. What holds it back is safety: per 1,000 residents a year, gardaí record 5.3 violent crimes and 7.5 burglaries and acts of criminal damage. Put together, the subjects come to a B overall, better than 58% of Irish towns. In the ranking it comes #134 of 320 Irish towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: health, work and 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.
StrongestA−Hazard risk
What makes Saggart stand out
The 3 things Saggart does most differently from other towns.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 6% are 65 or over
The median of Irish towns: 14%
CSO, Census 2022
Population growth, 2016 to 2022
Growth
+35% more people than in 2016
Against 8% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2016 and 2022, on the 2022 boundaries.
Born outside Ireland
Who lives here
The median of Irish towns: 22%
CSO, Census 2022
How Saggart grades
Each subject compares Saggart with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Hazard risk2% of homes above the radon reference levelA−Open →HealthAhead of most towns comparedB+Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentC+Open →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC+Open →Walkability21% walk, cycle or take a bus or train to workBOpen →Jobs & income9% unemployedBOpen →
SchoolsNot graded in Ireland: schools’ exam results aren’t published school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)–
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saggart.
Schools
61% of schools around Saggart get DEIS support, above Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
Irish-medium schools make up 13%, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (7%) and Irish towns (8%). Within 3 km of Saggart there are 23 schools (17 primary schools and 6 secondary schools). Coláiste pobail Fóla is the nearest secondary school, 0.7 km away.
23schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family National SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 671 | Catholic |
| Holy Family Community SchoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 998 | Inter-denominational |
| Scoil Chronain GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 354 | Catholic |
| St Marks Community School DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 931 | Inter-denominational |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic10
Multi-denominational8
Inter-denominational5
| Schools within 3 km | Saggart | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 40% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 61% | 40% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 13% | 7% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +10% | +4% | +4% |
9,161
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+10%
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 · No letters and no results: Ireland publishes none school by school.
Natural hazardsHazard risk A−
Few natural hazards in Saggart: low radon, steady ground and few homes low by big water
By estimate, 1.7% of homes in Saggart carry radon above the reference level. No part of Saggart is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
0%of homes in high-radon areasA−Hazard risk Grade
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
Low-lying beside water0%
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
Low-lying near a river0%
Low-lying near the coast0%
| Share of homes | Saggart | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
776
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
HealthHealth B+
For its ages, fewer people in Saggart live with a disability than in Co. Dublin’s towns or Irish towns: 79 per 100 expected
Unpaid caring falls to 2.8% of Saggart’s residents. Allowing for its ages, Saggart has 132 residents in bad health per 100 expected, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (103) and Irish towns (113). Disability touches 14% of the town’s population.
89%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health132
Disability79
Co. Dublin103
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Saggart | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 14% | 22% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 2.8% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 89% | 88% |
132
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Dublin 103
79
disability per 100 expected · Co. Dublin 99
83.4 · 80.1
life expectancy, women · men, the Dublin region, 2016
28%
hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and Midlands
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
SafetySafety C+
Saggart stands out for theft: 3.2 times the rate of a typical town its size
Thefts came to 37.8 per 1,000 a year (not part of the grade), above both Co. Dublin’s towns (18.5) and Irish towns (15.3). In all, 86.1 crimes per 1,000 residents are recorded a year. The commonest graded crime in Saggart was damage to property (2023–2025).
5.3violent incidents per 1,000 a yearC+Safety Grade
Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 48% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Recorded by type · per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025
Theft37.8
Dangerous acts21
Road traffic8.4
Damage5
Assault4.4
Public order3.5
Burglary2.5
Against justice1.3
Drugs1
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 | Saggart | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 37.8 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
| All recorded crime | 86.1 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
5.3
violent incidents per 1,000 a year
7.5
burglary and damage per 1,000 a year
1,769
incidents a year, Rathcoole Garda area
12.8
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
HousingCost of living C+
Private renting is more common in Saggart than in Co. Dublin’s towns or Irish towns: 35% of households
Rent averaged €2,066 a month, close to Co. Dublin’s towns (€2,063) and above Irish towns (€1,606). Half of households are owner-occupiers. The social rented sector houses 15% of households.
€348Kmedian sale priceC+Cost of living Grade
Median sale price · Property Price Register, 2023–2025
Saggart€348K
Co. Dublin€454K
Irish towns€350K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €330,000 | 283 |
| The last 12 months | €400,000 | 110 |
| Housing | Saggart | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 35% | 19% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 50% | 66% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €348K | €454K | €350K |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €2,066 | €2,063 | €1,606 |
50%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
35%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€2,066
a month on new tenancies, Saggart
4.9
times median household income, County Dublin
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Climate
Saggart has colder winters than Co. Dublin’s towns or Irish towns: January lows of 1.9°C
A year brings 855 mm of rain to Saggart. Across the year it averages 9.7°C, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (10.3°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). Add to that, july afternoons in Saggart average 19.6°C.
19.6°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.1°C
Spring12.7°C
Summer19.0°C
Autumn13.7°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Saggart | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 1.9°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.7°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.6°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 855 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
19.6°C
July high
1.9°C
January low
855 mm
Rain a year
94 mm
Wettest month
36
Air frosts
1,397 hrs
Sunshine
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Outdoors
Fewer homes in Saggart sit near green space: 68% within 400 m, below Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
Its paths and tracks come to 4.6 km per km², lower than Co. Dublin’s towns (5.5 km per km²) yet higher than Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). 3 parks and 37 ha of green space in all: that is Saggart’s share. Green space comes to 8.1 ha for every 1,000 people here.
68%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Saggart8.1 ha
Co. Dublin7.6 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Saggart | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 68% | 100% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 4.6 km per km² | 5.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 2% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
68%
Near a park
8.1 ha
Green space
50 km
Footpaths
2%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Today in Saggart: light showers and 11 degrees at best
Some 1 mm of rain falls today, driven by wind of up to 24 km/h; the low reaches 8°C. Tuesday stands out as the wet day ahead, with roughly 10 mm. In a typical November, days climb to about 10°C and nights sink to 4°C, the yardstick for Saggart’s forecast.
11°C / 8°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November10°C
December8°C
January8°C
February8°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 221 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 177 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 206 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 251 mm |
11°C / 8°C
Today
1.1 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
14 km/h
Wind
85%
Humidity
9 h 18 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Children make up 33% of Saggart, above Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
6.1% of residents are 65 or over, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (14%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.2% of the population. Foreign-born residents make up two fifths of the population.
32median age
SaggartCo. DublinIreland
Ages · share of residents
8%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none8%
Lower secondary11%
Leaving Cert32%
Diploma or cert6%
Degree or higher44%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 43.6% of Saggart
1,992 women and 2,581 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Saggart | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 33% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 35% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 17% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 6.1% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7.5% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 11% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 32% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 44% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Turnout in Clondalkin was among the lowest at the 2024 local elections
Saggart answers to one council, South Dublin County Council; Ireland has no town tier. 41% of voters turned out at the last local elections. General election turnout: 56%, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (57%) and Irish towns (59%). With 10 of 40 seats, Independent are the largest group on South Dublin County Council, short of the 21 a majority needs.
10/40seats held by Independent
Seats on South Dublin County · June 2024
Independent10
Fine Gael9
Fianna Fáil5
Sinn Féin5
People Before Profit–Solidarity4
Labour Party3
Social Democrats2
Independent Ireland1
| Turnout | Saggart | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 41% | 42% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 56% | 57% | 59% |
7
Councillors
10/40
Independent seats on South Dublin County, the largest party
41%
turnout, June 2024
5
TDs elected for Dublin Mid-West
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Inventory buildings in Saggart: 20 per 10,000 residents, against 9 in Co. Dublin’s towns and 48 in Irish towns
Homes from before 1919 make up 0.5% of the total, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Archaeologists have recorded 15 sites here.
9inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional9
Among them
- Dam, Saggart 1760
- Tassagart House 1800
- House, Saggart 1830
- Water pump, Saggart 1850
15
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1760
earliest dated inventory building
1%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Saggart | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 20 | 9 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 0.5% | 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
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Commuters in Saggart travel further than in Co. Dublin’s towns or Irish towns, 33.1 min on average
The average household earns €69,248 a year before tax. In work: 73% of residents aged 15 to 64, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (71%) and Irish towns (68%). The jobless rate is 9.4%.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van67%
Train, DART or Luas10%
Bus5%
Walk5%
Bicycle2%
| Census 2022 | Saggart | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 33.1 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 71% | 68% |
| Median household income | €69,248 | €72,780 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 9.4% | 7.3% | 9.2% |
€69,248
median household income, 2022 · Co. Dublin €71,123
12%
worked mainly from home, 2022
13%
trips of an hour or more
48,940
on the Live Register, County Dublin, September 2026
B
Walkability: better than 60% 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.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Tully's Castle and 2 more in and around Saggart
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Saggart. Best known first.
CastleTully's Castle4.3 km outside town, to the northeastArt galleryArt galleryRUA RED South Dublin Arts Centre4 km outside town, to the eastHistoric siteHistoric siteClondalkin Round Tower4.2 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: 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 (1)
- Tully's Castle: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Saggart
15pages on Saggart
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 9 buildings in Saggart, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 15 sites here.
Famous people from around Saggart
2 notable people were born in Saggart; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
K
Kathleen WatkinsIrish broadcaster, harpist, singer and author · 1934–2024B
Blaine KellyGaelic football player
M
Michelle SmithIrish swimmer · born in Rathcoole · born 1969
Photo credits
Robbie Keane: Michael Kranewitter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richard Dunne: Tomasz Przechlewski, CC BY 2.0 · Mark Yeates: Jon Candy, CC BY-SA 2.0
Saggart’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
RathcooleJobstownFettercairnNewcastleTallaghtDeansrathSaggart
Questions about Saggart
Has Saggart grown?
Saggart had 4,573 people at the 2022 census, up from 3,396 in 2016: 34.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Saggart a young town or an old one?
The median age in Saggart is 32, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Do people in Saggart drive to work?
12% mostly work from home, and 24% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
About Saggart
Urban area in Co. Dublin
4,573 people live in Saggart, in the area of South Dublin 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
- 4,573 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Dublin
- Council
- South Dublin County Council
- Local electoral area
- Clondalkin
- Dáil constituency
- Dublin Mid-West
- Name in Irish
- Teach Sagard
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:03360
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).