Santry’s story
Santry: 1 building on the National Inventory
The record adds 1 archaeological site.
Homes built before 1919: 0%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1750House, Collinstown (Co. By.)
SantryDublin
Of those who commute, 40% go on foot, by bike or by public transport. The neighbourhood has 6,710 residents and lies in Dublin.
6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Finnfrog99 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
6,710
CSO, Census 2022 · Fingal County Council
Median age
34
8% are 65+ · Co. Dublin 14%
Degree level
48%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
40%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
TownGrade
C+
#179 of 320
Is Santry a good place to live?
A town of contrasts. Its weakest is safety: for every 1,000 residents, gardaí record 7.2 violent crimes and 10.5 burglaries or acts of criminal damage a year. Overall, Santry earns a C+, better than 44% of Irish towns. In the ranking it comes #179 of 320 Irish towns. Homes sell for a median €380,000, about 5.1 times what a household here earns in a year. Where it does best is hazard risk. Radon is barely a concern: almost no homes exceed the reference level. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health, B for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: radon, EPA · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · health, work and commuting, CSO Census 2022.
What makes Santry stand out
The 3 things Santry does most differently from other towns.
How Santry grades
Each subject compares Santry 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 riskAlmost no homes are above the radon reference levelA+Open →SafetyCrime runs among the highest comparedC−Open →Cost of livingBehind most towns comparedCOpen →Jobs & income74% of 15-to-64s in work; 9% unemployedBOpen →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carBOpen →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsBOpen →
SchoolsNot graded in Ireland: schools’ exam results aren’t published school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)–
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →National Botanic Gardens and 21 more in and around Santry
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Santry. Best known first.
Garden · Office of Public WorksNational Botanic Gardens3.3 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleSwords Castle4.9 km outside town, to the north
Art galleryHugh Lane Gallery5 km outside town, to the south
MuseumDublin Writers Museum4.9 km outside town, to the south
MuseumThe James Joyce Centre4.9 km outside town, to the south
GardenSaint Anne's Park4.6 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 (6)
- National Botanic Gardens: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swords Castle: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Lane Gallery: Rwxrwxrwx, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Writers Museum: Sir James, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The James Joyce Centre: Pointillist at en.wikipedia Original uploader was Pointillist at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Anne's Park: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Santry.
Natural hazardsHazard risk A+
Santry has low radon, steady ground and few homes standing low by a big river or the sea
The closest place to swim from Santry is Dollymount Strand, 7.8 km away, rated good in 2025. By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred in the town has radon above the reference level. Landslides: none of Santry lies in a high-susceptibility zone.
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 | Santry | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
7.8 km
to Dollymount Strand bathing water (good)
847
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Schools
More schools around Santry are in DEIS, the support scheme, than in Co. Dublin’s towns or across Irish towns: 64%
64 schools lie within 3 km of Santry: 43 primary schools, 17 secondary schools and 4 special schools. 53% of the secondaries are single-sex, above Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (39%) alike. For secondary school, the closest is Trinity Comprehensive School, 1.7 km from the town.
64schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Fiachras Sen N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 609 | Catholic |
| Clonturk CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 968 | Multi-denominational |
| Scoil Chaitriona GaelcholáisteTeaches through IrishPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 523 | Catholic |
| St Mary's Secondary School DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 830 | Catholic |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic55
Multi-denominational7
Inter-denominational1
Other1
| Schools within 3 km | Santry | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 64% | 40% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 53% | 40% | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 11% | 7% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +1% | +4% | +4% |
20,947
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+1%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.9 km
to the nearest primary school
1.7 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no school-by-school results, which is why these cards have no letters.
SafetySafety C−
Crime per resident in Santry runs higher than in 82% of Irish towns
Every kind together came to 85.5 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (59.2) and Irish towns (54.3). For its size, Santry records more crime per resident than 72% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. In 2023–2025, damage to property led the graded crimes locally.
7.2violent incidents per 1,000 a yearC−Safety Grade
Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 28% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Recorded by type · per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025
Theft27.1
Road traffic22
Dangerous acts7.6
Damage7.3
Assault5.4
Public order5.2
Drugs4.1
Burglary3.3
Against justice1.6
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 | Santry | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 10.5 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 85.5 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 27.1 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
| Violent crime | 7.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
7.2
violent incidents per 1,000 a year
10.5
burglary and damage per 1,000 a year
3,235
incidents a year, Santry Garda area
17.7
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
Santry is a renters’ town: 50% of households rent privately, more than in both Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
Renting cost €2,113 a month on average, close to Co. Dublin’s towns (€2,063) and above Irish towns (€1,606). Just over two in five households own their home. The typical sale price in Santry reached €448K in 2025, up 75% from €255K in 2010. The social rented sector houses 8% of households.
€380Kmedian sale priceCCost of living Grade
Median sale price · Property Price Register, 2023–2025
Santry€380K
Co. Dublin€454K
Irish towns€350K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €377,000 | 520 |
| The last 12 months | €430,000 | 150 |
| Housing | Santry | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 50% | 19% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 41% | 66% | 61% |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €2,113 | €2,063 | €1,606 |
| Households in social housing | 8% | 10% | 13% |
41%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
50%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€2,113
a month on new tenancies, Santry
5.3
times median household income, County Dublin
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Short commutes are rarer in Santry: 15% of trips take under 15 minutes, below Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
Nearly half of commuters drove, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (53%) and Irish towns (66%). Workers spend 34.6 min getting to work, on average. Households take home €74,890 a year before tax, on average.
40%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van49%
Bus26%
Walk8%
Bicycle6%
Train, DART or Luas1%
| Census 2022 | Santry | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 34.6 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 15% | 23% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 74% | 71% | 68% |
| Median household income | €74,890 | €72,400 | €57,760 |
€74,890
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Dublin €71,123
11%
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 61% 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 B
Fewer people in Santry have a disability than its ages would predict: 77 per 100 expected, under Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
90% of Santry’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, about level with Co. Dublin’s towns (89%) and above Irish towns (88%). Ages taken into account, Santry counts 160 people in poor health for every 100 predicted. Disability touches 15% of the town’s population.
90%good or very good healthBHealth Grade
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health160
Disability77
Co. Dublin103
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 90%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Santry | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 3.1% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 15% | 22% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 90% | 89% | 88% |
160
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Dublin 103
77
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
Climate
Dry weather: only 785 mm a year falls on Santry, less than on 76% of Irish towns
Here July highs average 19.7°C, in line with Co. Dublin’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). The nearest weather station is Dublin Airport, 2.6 km away. Also worth knowing: across the year, Santry now averages 0.2°C more than it did in 1981–2010.
19.7°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.7°C
Spring12.8°C
Summer19.1°C
Autumn14.1°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Santry | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 785 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.2°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.8°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
19.7°C
July high
2.8°C
January low
785 mm
Rain a year
85 mm
Wettest month
35
Air frosts
1,468 hrs
Sunshine
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Outdoors
Santry has more park space per resident than 8 in 10 Irish towns
There are 6 parks in Santry; together its green space comes to 74 ha. This Co. Dublin town has 11.0 ha of green space for every 1,000 residents, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (7.6 ha) and Irish towns (4.1 ha). Green space lies within 400 m of 100% of homes.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Santry11.0 ha
Co. Dublin7.6 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Santry | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 4.4 km per km² | 5.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 11.0 ha | 7.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Near a park | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
100%
Near a park
11.0 ha
Green space
60 km
Footpaths
2.8%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Santry today: light showers, topping out at 12 degrees
The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 6 mm. A typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 5°C at night: the forecast for Santry is set against that. Today brings about 1 mm of rain and a breeze of up to 31 km/h; the low is 10°C.
12°C / 10°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December9°C
January8°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 189 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 165 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 202 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 229 mm |
12°C / 10°C
Today
1.3 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
22 km/h
Wind
75%
Humidity
9 h 17 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Who lives here
A town of newcomers: 43% of residents in Santry were born abroad, above Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
Children under 15 make up 16%, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (17%) and Irish towns (20%). Those 65 and older account for nearly one in ten residents. Among adults, 48% have a degree.
34median age
SantryCo. DublinIreland
Ages · share of residents
11%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none6%
Lower secondary9%
Leaving Cert31%
Diploma or cert6%
Degree or higher48%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 51.0% of Santry
3,421 women and 3,289 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Santry | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 46% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 19% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 8.2% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 5.6% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 9% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 31% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.4% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 48% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Fewer vote in Santry: 39% turned out at the last local elections, below Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
One council serves Santry: Fingal County Council. Independent lead Fingal County Council with 7 of 40 seats, but no party has a majority: 21 are needed. General election turnout was 59%.
7/40seats held by Independent
Seats on Fingal County · June 2024
Independent7
Fine Gael7
Labour Party7
Fianna Fáil6
Sinn Féin4
Social Democrats2
Aontú2
People Before Profit–Solidarity2
| Turnout | Santry | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 39% | 42% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 57% | 59% |
7
Councillors
7/40
Independent seats on Fingal County, the largest party
39%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Dublin Fingal West
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
The national inventory lists one building in Santry
Scaled to its population, Santry has 1 inventory buildings per 10,000 people, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (10) and Irish towns (48). The pre-1919 share of homes is 0.3%. Santry has one building on the national inventory of architectural heritage, rated of regional importance. One archaeological site is on the record here.
1inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional1
Among them
1
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1750
earliest dated inventory building
0%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
1
places pictured on the history page
| Heritage | Santry | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 1 | 10 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 0.3% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 7 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Santry
15pages on Santry
The big questions
Out and about
Famous people from Santry
4 notable people were born in Santry.
K
Kevin ClarkeIrish footballer (1921-1990)C
Colm HayesIrish broadcaster · born 1901Photo credits
Andrew Montague: Josh Lim ( Sky Harbor ), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jamie Lennon: Biser Todorov, CC BY 4.0
Santry’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
BallymunKilmoreWhitehallBeaumontDarndaleDubberSantry
Questions about Santry
Has Santry grown?
Santry had 6,710 people at the 2022 census, up from 5,762 in 2016: 16.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Santry a young town or an old one?
The median age in Santry is 34, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Santry
Neighbourhood in Dublin
6,710 people live in Santry, in the area of Fingal 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)
- Population
- 6,710 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Dublin
- Council
- Fingal County Council
- Local electoral area
- Swords
- Dáil constituency
- Dublin Fingal West
- Name in Irish
- Seantrabh
- Area
- 1 sq mi (2.6 km²)
- CSO code
- ED:FL:AIRPORT
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).