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Some 5,319 people live in this neighbourhood, in Dublin. The population fell 11% between 2016 and 2022.
Crime runs high: violent crime runs at 53.3 per 1,000 residents a year, burglary and criminal damage at 38.7. Homes are dear (D): set against the median household income, the median home, at €472,500, costs 8.5 times as much. Where it does best is walkability. 70% of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the typical Irish town: 23%). The overall grade lands at D, #303 of 320 Irish towns. On that grade it does better than 5% of Irish towns.
Figures: commuting, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · 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. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but much of it involves people who come in to work, shop or go out, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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 St Stephen's Green does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares St Stephen's Green with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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864 buildings on the National Inventory inside St Stephen's Green, 40 of them of national importance.
The record adds 235 archaeological sites.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near St Stephen's Green. Best known first.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Irelandin town · 783K visitors a year
MuseumNational Library of Irelandin town
Historic houseLeinster Housein town
Art galleryNational Gallery of Irelandin town
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Greenin town
MuseumScience Galleryin town · 242K visitors a yearPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in St Stephen's Green.
Among the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, St Stephen's Green has more crime per resident than 100% of them. Theft, shown but not graded, ran at 242.2 per 1,000 a year, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (18.5) and Irish towns (15.3). The commonest graded crime here was assaults and harassment (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 | St Stephen's Green | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 53.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| Burglary & damage | 38.7 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Theft | 242.2 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
| All recorded crime | 507.3 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
48% rent privately, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (22%). Home ownership stands at 10% of households.
| Housing | St Stephen's Green | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 10% | 66% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 40% | 10% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 48% | 19% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €473K | €450K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area D02, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
DEIS, the support scheme, covers 47% of them, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). 19 of the 127 schools are multi-denominational.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Christopher's NS DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 598 | Catholic |
| Belvedere College S.J BoysLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 1,011 | Catholic |
| S.N. Brighde GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 358 | Catholic |
| St Peters N.S. DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 409 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | St Stephen's Green | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +9% | +4% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 47% | 40% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 44% | 40% | 39% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland doesn’t publish results for individual schools, so none of these carries a letter.
St Stephen's Green’s nearest bathing water is Sandymount Strand, 3.4 km away, rated sufficient in 2025. The EPA estimates that 3.8% of homes here are above the radon reference level. It is protected by the South Campshires Flood Relief Scheme.
| Share of homes | St Stephen's Green | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 38% | 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.
A fifth of residents in St Stephen's Green live with a disability. Unpaid carers make up 3.1% of residents, below Co. Dublin’s towns (5.3%) and Irish towns (5.4%) alike. At the census, 2.6% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2022 | St Stephen's Green | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 3.1% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.6% | 1.9% | 2% |
| With a disability | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| 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
Employment among 15- to 64-year-olds stood at 65% at the census. Working mainly from home: 16% of workers, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (11%). The average trip to work takes 25.6 min.
| Census 2022 | St Stephen's Green | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 11% | 7.3% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 65% | 71% | 68% |
| Average trip | 25.6 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €55,670 | €72,780 | €57,760 |
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.
A year brings 744 mm of rain to St Stephen's Green. Across the year it averages 10.7°C, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (10.3°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). November is the wettest month here, with 83 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | St Stephen's Green | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 3.5°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.7°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 744 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 20.0°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Woodland covers 0.9% of the land within 1 km, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (2.3%) and Irish towns (2.7%). There are 23 parks in St Stephen's Green; together its green space comes to 28 ha. A park or green space is within 400 m for 100% of homes.
| Outdoors | St Stephen's Green | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 7.4 km per km² | 5.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Sea within 5 km | 11% | 3.7% | 0% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.9% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 100% | 92% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Expect roughly 1 mm of rain today, wind picking up to 31 km/h, and a low of 10°C. Of the days after that, Tuesday brings the most rain: about 6 mm. By December, a normal day reaches 9°C and a normal night 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 4°C | 182 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 156 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 186 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 220 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Born abroad: 39% of residents, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (23%) and Irish towns (22%). People 65 and over make up 8.1% of the town. Graduates make up 54% of adults.
Women make up 50.3% of St Stephen's Green
2,675 women and 2,644 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| St Stephen's Green | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 18% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 43% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 19% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 8.1% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 12% | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 11% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 21% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 3.4% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 54% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
With 11 of 63 seats, Fine Gael are the largest group on Dublin City Council, short of the 32 a majority needs. General election turnout: 48%, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (57%) and Irish towns (59%). Dublin City Council runs St Stephen's Green: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it.
| Turnout | St Stephen's Green | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 48% | 57% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 33% | 42% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
17.5% of homes date from before 1919. 235 archaeological sites are on the record, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (6) and Irish towns (11). St Stephen's Green’s built heritage counts 864 inventory entries; 40 carry national or international standing.
| Heritage | St Stephen's Green | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 1,624 | 9 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 235 | 6 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 17.5% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
St Stephen's Green’s built heritage counts 864 inventory entries; 40 carry national or international standing. Archaeologists have recorded 235 sites here.
6 notable people were born in St Stephen's Green.
Dunbar Barton: Leslie Ward, Public domain · William Collis Meredith: Wm. Notman & Son, Public domain · Patsy Dan Rodgers: Robinfox123, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Stephen's Green | 5,319 | — | D | D | D− | C+ |
| Grand Canal Dock | 8,320 | 0.6 | C+ | D | D− | A− |
| O'Connell Street | 6,749 | 1.2 | C | C+ | D− | B |
| Ballsbridge | 12,743 | 1.2 | B+ | D− | C+ | A+ |
| Temple Bar | 7,276 | 1.2 | D | C− | D− | B− |
| East Wall | 15,907 | 1.3 | C | C | D− | C+ |
| Summerhill | 11,911 | 1.4 | C− | B | D− | B− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
St Stephen's Green had 5,319 people at the 2022 census, down from 5,976 in 2016: 11% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
The median age in St Stephen's Green is 32.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 12% of residents are under 15 and 8% are 65 or over.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
5,319 people live in St Stephen's Green, 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).