Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 5,789 people, this neighbourhood lies in Dublin. Mortgage-free owners make up 56% of households.
Sutton’s strongest subject is health: for every 100 its ages would predict, 61 residents are in bad health and 92 have a disability. With a B+ overall, Sutton sits #89 of 320 Irish towns. On that grade it does better than 72% of Irish towns. It is strong on jobs & income as well — nearly three quarters of working-age residents are employed, with an unemployment rate of 6%. What counts against it is cost of living (D−): a median €717,000 buys a home here, 9.8 years of what the median household earns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and B for hazard risk.
Figures: health and work, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · radon, EPA.
The 3 things Sutton does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sutton 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 →
4 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Sutton. Best known first.
CastleHowth Castle1.6 km outside town, to the east
GardenSaint Anne's Park2.5 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumNational Transport Museum of Ireland1.5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumYe Olde Hurdy-Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio2.7 km outside town, to the eastGardenGardenSt Anne's Park and Rose Gardens2.6 km outside town, to the southwestChurchChurchSt Doulagh's Church3.1 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sutton.
1% live in social housing, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (13%). Private renters make up 12% of households. A buyer in Sutton paid 125% more for a typical home in 2025 than in 2010: €785K against €349K.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €722,500 | 284 |
| The last 12 months | €820,500 | 92 |
| Housing | Sutton | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €717K | €450K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 85% | 66% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 1% | 10% | 13% |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €2,462 | €2,063 | €1,606 |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
91% of people in Sutton rate their own health good or very good. Unpaid carers make up 7.3% of residents, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (5.3%) and Irish towns (5.4%). At the census, 1.5% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2022 | Sutton | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 7.3% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 91% | 89% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.5% | 1.9% | 2% |
| With a disability | 23% | 21% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Income per household averages €73,000 a year, before tax. 48% of commuters drove, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (53%) and Irish towns (66%). Also worth knowing: of those in the labour force, 5.5% are unemployed.
| Census 2022 | Sutton | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 5.5% | 7.4% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 74% | 71% | 68% |
| Average trip | 32.4 min | 31.1 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €73,000 | €72,400 | €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.
Within 3 km of Sutton there are 50 schools (33 primary schools, 12 secondary schools and 5 special schools). 30% of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). For secondary school, the closest is Pobalscoil Neasáin, 0.4 km from the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Francis of Assisi National SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 434 | Catholic |
| Pobalscoil NeasáinLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 831 | Inter-denominational |
| Gaelcholáiste Reachrann GaelcholáisteTeaches through IrishPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 453 | Inter-denominational |
| Grange Community College DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 553 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Sutton | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 30% | 40% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 33% | 40% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +5% | +4% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Without school-level results from Ireland, the cards show no letters.
The nearest bathing water to Sutton is Sutton, Burrow Beach, 2.6 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Under 1% of homes here are estimated to have radon above the reference level. The ground under Sutton carries no high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Sutton | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 75% | 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.
The annual mean in Sutton is 10.6°C. A year brings 729 mm of rain, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (770 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm). The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 19.7°C in the town.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Sutton | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 3.5°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.6°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 729 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Within 1 km, 0.7% of the land is woodland, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (2.3%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Among the protected sites near Sutton is North Bull Island SPA. 3 parks and 38 ha of green space in all: that is the town’s share.
| Outdoors | Sutton | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 48% | 3.7% | 0% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 12% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 2.5 km per km² | 5.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.7% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Rain totals about 1 mm today, the wind freshens to 31 km/h, and the low is 10°C. Over the coming week, Tuesday looks wettest, with about 6 mm of rain. The forecast for Sutton beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 6°C at night.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 4°C | 174 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 152 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 188 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 216 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Children under 15 make up 17%, close to Co. Dublin’s towns (17%) and below Irish towns (20%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 10% of the town. Nearly half of adults hold a degree.
52.0% of Sutton’s residents are women
3,013 women and 2,776 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Sutton | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 26% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 6.5% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 9.3% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 30% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.6% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 49% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
General election turnout was 60%. Sutton answers to one council, Fingal County Council; Ireland has no town tier. Turnout at the last local elections was 45%. There is no majority on Fingal County Council; Independent have the most seats, 7 of 40, short of 21.
| Turnout | Sutton | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 57% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 45% | 42% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
For its size, Sutton has 5 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (10) and Irish towns (48). Its archaeology runs to 4 recorded sites. Homes built before 1919 account for 2.8% of the housing.
| Heritage | Sutton | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 5 | 10 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 4 | 7 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
More of the graded crimes in Sutton were damage to property than anything else (2023–2025). Burglary and damage add up to 5.4 per 1,000 residents each year. In all, 32.7 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded a year, below Co. Dublin’s towns (59.2) and Irish towns (54.3) alike.
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 | Sutton | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 32.7 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
| Burglary & damage | 5.4 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| Theft | 11.7 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Sutton’s built heritage counts 3 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 4 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
4 notable people were born in Sutton.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton | 5,789 | — | B+ | D− | B | A |
| Baldoyle | 7,864 | 0.9 | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Raheny | 8,734 | 1.8 | B+ | D | B | A− |
| Clongriffin | 7,438 | 1.9 | B− | C+ | C | C+ |
| Donaghmede | 9,616 | 2 | C | C− | C+ | C+ |
| Belmayne | 15,047 | 2.9 | B | C | C | B+ |
| Ayrfield | 5,863 | 3.2 | B− | B− | C | B− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Sutton is 45.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Sutton had 5,789 people at the 2022 census, up from 5,680 in 2016: 1.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
5,789 people live in Sutton, 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)
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).