Terenure’s story
Old homes in Terenure: 18% built before 1919
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TerenureDublin
On the way to work, 45% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. A neighbourhood in Dublin, home to 10,391 people.
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Population
10,391
CSO, Census 2022 · Dublin City Council
Median age
39.6
17% are 65+ · Co. Dublin 14%
Degree level
65%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
45%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
TownGrade
A+
#14 of 320
Is Terenure a good place to live?
Terenure’s best grade is for jobs & income (A+) — unemployment is 5%, and 78% of 15 to 64s have a job. Overall, Terenure earns an A+, which places it #14 of 320 Irish towns. It comes out better than 96% of Irish towns. Health is a strength: 60 residents in bad health and 94 with a disability for every 100 its ages predict. The trade-off is cost of living (D): the median home here went for €740,000, 8.5 times the median household income.
Figures: work and health, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
What makes Terenure stand out
The 3 things Terenure does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
45% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Unemployment rate, Census 2022
Work
5% unemployment
Of the labour force, Census 2022 (the median of Irish towns: 9%)
62% of residents 15 and over are at work.
Median sale price
Housing
€674,600 median home
1.8 times the median of Irish towns, €372,600
Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.
How Terenure grades
Each subject compares Terenure with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Jobs & income5% unemployedA+Open →WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA+Open →Cost of livingIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →Health94 with a disability per 100 predictedAOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB+Open →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostB+Open →
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 →La Galerie Impromptu and 146 more in and around Terenure
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Terenure. Best known first.
Art galleryArt galleryLa Galerie Impromptuin town
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral1.9 km outside town, to the north
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland2.5 km outside town, to the northeast · 783K visitors a year
MuseumNational Library of Ireland2.6 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseLeinster House2.6 km outside town, to the northeast
Garden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green2.1 km outside town, to the northeast
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral1.9 km outside town, to the northBig drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland2.5 km outside town, to the northeast · 783K visitors a yearMuseumNational Library of Ireland2.6 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric houseLeinster House2.6 km outside town, to the northeastGarden · Office of Public WorksSaint Stephen's Green2.1 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 (5)
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leinster House: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Stephen's Green: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts ) Edit corrects CA and sharpens image, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Terenure.
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Household income in Terenure, €87,380 a year, runs above Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
Short trips: 18% under 15 minutes, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (23%) and Irish towns (31%). At the census, 39% of commuters went by car. The unemployment rate comes to 4.7%.
45%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van39%
Bicycle19%
Bus14%
Walk11%
Train, DART or Luas1%
| Census 2022 | Terenure | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 78% | 71% | 68% |
| Median household income | €87,380 | €72,400 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 7.4% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 18% | 23% | 31% |
€87,380
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Dublin €71,123
17%
worked mainly from home, 2022
6%
trips of an hour or more
48,940
on the Live Register, County Dublin, September 2026
A+
Walkability: better than 96% 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.
HousingCost of living D
Terenure is a town of owners: 73% of households own their home, above Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
Social housing holds 2% of households, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (13%). Prices in Terenure have outpaced Irish towns since 2010: the typical sale is up 126%, to €770K in 2025, against 77%. Nearly a quarter of households are private tenants.
€740Kmedian sale priceDCost of living Grade
Median sale price · Property Price Register, 2023–2025
Terenure€740K
Co. Dublin€450K
Irish towns€350K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €740,000 | 355 |
| The last 12 months | €875,000 | 111 |
| Housing | Terenure | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €740K | €450K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 2% | 10% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 73% | 66% | 61% |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €2,119 | €2,063 | €1,606 |
73%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
23%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€2,119
a month on new tenancies, Terenure
10.4
times median household income, County Dublin
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
HealthHealth A
For its ages, fewer people in Terenure live with a disability than in Co. Dublin’s towns or Irish towns: 94 per 100 expected
At the census, 92% of people in Terenure called their health good or very good, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (89%) and Irish towns (88%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.2% of the town. Just over a fifth of residents in Terenure live with a disability.
92%good or very good healthAHealth Grade
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health60
Disability94
Co. Dublin103
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 92%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2022 | Terenure | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 1.2% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 92% | 89% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.7% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 21% | 22% | 22% |
60
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Dublin 103
94
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 South East
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Schools
Terenure has 11 fee-paying secondary schools in and around it
119 schools lie within 3 km of Terenure: 70 primary schools, 39 secondary schools and 10 special schools. Single-sex secondaries: 46%, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (39%). For secondary school, the closest is Presentation Community College, 0.3 km from the town.
119schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Colmcille Senior N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 744 | Catholic |
| St Mac Dara's Community CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 915 | Inter-denominational |
| Gaelscoil na Fuinseoige GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 441 | Multi-denominational |
| Tallaght Community School DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 840 | Inter-denominational |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic84
Multi-denominational18
Church of Ireland9
Inter-denominational5
Other3
| Schools within 3 km | Terenure | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 46% | 40% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +7% | +4% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 7% | 7% | 8% |
38,960
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+7%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.4 km
to the nearest primary school
0.3 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 B+
For a town of its size, Terenure is quiet: less crime per resident than 85% of the 118 Irish towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people
Every kind together came to 39.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (59.2) and Irish towns (54.3). Per 1,000 residents, 5.2 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. The commonest graded crime in Terenure was damage to property (2023–2025). Violence comes to 2.6 per 1,000 residents a year.
2.6violent incidents per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 85% of the 118 Irish towns of 10,000 to 50,000 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
Theft15.3
Road traffic8.1
Public order3.7
Damage2.9
Dangerous acts2.8
Burglary2.3
Assault1.9
Drugs1.3
Against justice0.7
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 | Terenure | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 2.6 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| Burglary & damage | 5.2 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 39.9 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
2.6
violent incidents per 1,000 a year
5.2
burglary and damage per 1,000 a year
1,069
incidents a year, Terenure Garda area
7.8
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
Natural hazardsHazard risk B+
Terenure faces few natural hazards: low radon, steady ground and few homes low by big water
Sandymount Strand, 5.6 km from Terenure, is the closest bathing water; it was rated sufficient in 2025. The EPA’s radon map puts 4% of homes in Terenure above the reference level. Landslides: none of Terenure lies in a high-susceptibility zone.
0%of homes in high-radon areasB+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 | Terenure | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
5.6 km
to Sandymount Strand bathing water (sufficient)
3,925
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Rainfall in Terenure trails that of 83% of Irish towns: 767 mm a year
July afternoons reach 20.0°C here, close to both Co. Dublin’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). November is the wettest month in Terenure, with 86 mm of rain on average. The nearest weather station is Phoenix Park, 6.9 km away.
20.0°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.8°C
Spring13.0°C
Summer19.3°C
Autumn14.2°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Terenure | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 767 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 20.0°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
20.0°C
July high
2.9°C
January low
767 mm
Rain a year
86 mm
Wettest month
33
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Outdoors
6 waymarked trails start within 5 km of Terenure
Its paths and tracks come to 4.9 km per km², between Co. Dublin’s towns (5.5 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Across its 12 parks, Terenure has 86 ha of green space. 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
Terenure8.3 ha
Co. Dublin7.6 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Terenure | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 4.9 km per km² | 5.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 8.3 ha | 7.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
100%
Near a park
8.3 ha
Green space
59 km
Footpaths
2.1%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Weather in Terenure: 11 degrees and light showers today
The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 5 mm. Around 1 mm of rain is due today, on a breeze of up to 24 km/h, with a low of 9°C. By December, a normal day reaches 9°C and a normal night 3°C.
11°C / 9°CToday
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 | 194 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 162 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 185 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 225 mm |
11°C / 9°C
Today
0.9 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
19 km/h
Wind
80%
Humidity
9 h 18 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Who lives here
2.1% of Terenure speaks Irish every day outside school, more than Co. Dublin’s towns
19% of the people living here were born in another country. Degrees are held by 65% of adults, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (44%) and Irish towns (36%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents.
39.6median age
TerenureCo. DublinIreland
Ages · share of residents
17%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none5%
Lower secondary6%
Leaving Cert20%
Diploma or cert5%
Degree or higher65%
Women and men · all residents
51.8% of Terenure’s residents are women
5,381 women and 5,010 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Terenure | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 4.9% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 6.1% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 20% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.5% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 65% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Fewer in Terenure voted at the general election: 48%, below Co. Dublin’s towns and Irish towns
40% of voters turned out at the last local elections, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (42%) and Irish towns (46%). One council serves Terenure: Dublin City Council. Dublin City Council has no ruling majority: Fine Gael hold 11 of its 63 seats, short of the 32 needed.
11/63seats held by Fine Gael
Seats on Dublin City · June 2024
Fine Gael11
Social Democrats10
Independent9
Sinn Féin9
Fianna Fáil8
Green Party8
Labour Party4
People Before Profit–Solidarity2
| Turnout | Terenure | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 48% | 57% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 40% | 42% | 46% |
6
Councillors
11/63
Fine Gael seats on Dublin City, the largest party
40%
turnout, June 2024
4
TDs elected for Dublin Bay South
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Terenure
15pages on Terenure
Famous people from Terenure
3 notable people were born in Terenure.
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Edmund Charles BeardBritish Army general (1894-1974)E
Eve WatkinsonIrish actress (1909-1999)Photo credits
Nora O'Daly: Gillaween, CC BY-SA 4.0
Terenure’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
KimmageRathgarRathmines WestCrumlinPerrystownTempleogueTerenure
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terenure | 10,391 | — | A+ | D | B+ | A |
| Kimmage | 15,207 | 1.1 | C− | C− | C− | D |
| Rathgar | 5,768 | 1.4 | B | C− | B− | A− |
| Rathmines West | 22,667 | 1.5 | A | C | C+ | A |
| Crumlin | 19,287 | 2.3 | C− | C | C− | D |
| Perrystown | 7,581 | 2.3 | B− | D | C | A− |
| Templeogue | 18,076 | 2.3 | A− | D− | B | A+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Terenure
Do people in Terenure drive to work?
17% mostly work from home, and 18% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Has Terenure grown?
Terenure had 10,391 people at the 2022 census, up from 9,877 in 2016: 5.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How old are the people of Terenure?
The median age in Terenure is 39.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Terenure
Neighbourhood in Dublin
10,391 people live in Terenure, 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)
- Population
- 10,391 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Dublin
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Local electoral area
- Kimmage-Rathmines
- Dáil constituency
- Dublin Bay South
- Name in Irish
- Tír an Iúir
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi (2.2 km²)
- CSO code
- ED:DC:TERENURE
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).