Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
7,442 people call this neighbourhood in Dublin home. The population grew 9% between 2016 and 2022.
Walkinstown’s grades pull in different directions. Where it falls short is cost of living (D): prices run to a median €460,800, 7.4 times local household income. Safety lags: 5.3 violent crimes and 9.8 burglaries and acts of criminal damage recorded per 1,000 residents a year. Households here earn well: 73% of people aged 15 to 64 are in work, and unemployment is 7%. The overall grade lands at C, #80 of 116 in Co. Dublin. On that grade it does better than a third of Irish towns.
Figures: work, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025.
The 3 things Walkinstown does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Walkinstown 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 →
10 buildings on the National Inventory inside Walkinstown, 3 of them of national importance.
The record adds 5 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 1%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Walkinstown. Best known first.
CastleDrimnagh Castlein town
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral3.5 km outside town, to the northeast
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland4.5 km outside town, to the northeast · 783K visitors a year
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol1.9 km outside town, to the northeast
Big drawZooDublin Zoo3.6 km outside town, to the north · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
MuseumNational Library of Ireland4.5 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Walkinstown.
Prices in Walkinstown are up 94% since 2010: the typical sale went from €263K that year to €510K in 2025. Owners make up 69% of households, near Co. Dublin’s towns (66%) and higher than Irish towns (61%). 18% of households are private tenants.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €460,800 | 324 |
| The last 12 months | €524,000 | 114 |
| Housing | Walkinstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €2,303 | €2,063 | €1,606 |
| Median sale price | €461K | €450K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 69% | 66% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 18% | 20% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
The nearest secondary, Assumption Secondary School, is 0.2 km away. 3% of the schools teach through Irish, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (7%) and Irish towns (8%). Within 3 km of Walkinstown there are 91 schools (57 primary schools, 25 secondary schools and 9 special schools).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Pius X G N.S. GirlsLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 540 | Catholic |
| Kingswood Community CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 1,006 | Multi-denominational |
| Coláiste de hÍde GaelcholáisteTeaches through IrishPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 266 | Multi-denominational |
| Tallaght Community School DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 840 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Walkinstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 51% | 40% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 36% | 40% | 39% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No school here carries a letter or a result: Ireland publishes neither for individual schools.
The average trip to work took 29.5 min, below Co. Dublin’s towns (31.1 min) but above Irish towns (27.6 min). 6.9% of people in the labour force have no job. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 36% of commuters travelled at the census.
| Census 2022 | Walkinstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 71% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9% | 7.4% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €62,530 | €72,780 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 23% | 23% | 31% |
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.
Of the graded crimes in Walkinstown, damage to property came up most often (2023–2025). Among the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Walkinstown has more crime per resident than 65% of them.
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 | Walkinstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 9.8 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Theft | 18.2 | 18.5 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Some 3.8% of homes in Walkinstown are estimated to exceed the radon reference level. The closest place to swim from Walkinstown is Sandymount Strand, 8.2 km away, rated sufficient in 2025. The ground under Walkinstown carries no high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Walkinstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 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.
July afternoons reach 20.0°C here, about level with both Co. Dublin’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). Walkinstown sees January nights of 2.7°C on average. Also worth knowing: the nearest weather station is Phoenix Park, 4.9 km away.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Walkinstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 754 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.7°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 20.0°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.2°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Across its 4 parks, Walkinstown has 49 ha of green space. Woodland covers 0.3% of the land within 1 km, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (2.3%) and Irish towns (2.7%). For 100% of homes, green space is under 400 m away.
| Outdoors | Walkinstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.3% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 2.8 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% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Today brings about 2 mm of rain and a breeze of up to 24 km/h; the low is 9°C. Plan indoor things for Tuesday, when about 5 mm of rain is forecast. By December, a normal day reaches 9°C and a normal night 3°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 193 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 158 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 182 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 222 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Born abroad: 19% of residents, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (23%) and Irish towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town. Graduates make up nearly a third of adults.
Women make up 50.8% of Walkinstown
3,784 women and 3,658 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Walkinstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 15% | 8.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 15% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 33% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.1% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 32% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
40% voted at the last local elections. Dublin City Council is the one council for Walkinstown; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. No party holds a majority on Dublin City Council: Fine Gael lead with 11 of 63 seats, short of the 32 needed.
| Turnout | Walkinstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 49% | 57% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 40% | 42% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
1% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (3.4%). There are 5 entries on the national archaeological record here. Walkinstown’s built heritage counts 10 inventory entries; 3 carry national or international standing.
| Heritage | Walkinstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 13 | 9 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
At the census, 86% of people in Walkinstown called their health good or very good, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (89%) and Irish towns (88%). 2.9% of residents report bad or very bad health. Disability, age-adjusted: 101 for every 100 expected locally.
| Census 2022 | Walkinstown | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 2.9% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 89% | 88% |
| 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
Walkinstown’s built heritage counts 10 inventory entries; 3 carry national or international standing. 5 archaeological sites are on the record here.
2 notable people were born in Walkinstown; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Roberto Lopes: Office of the President of Ireland, Public domain · Aaron Doran: Alasdair Middleton from Rothesay, Scotland, CC BY 2.0 · Thomas Kinsella: kellywritershouse, CC BY 2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkinstown | 7,442 | — | C | D | C | B− |
| Perrystown | 7,581 | 1.1 | B− | D | C | A− |
| Inchicore | 5,285 | 1.3 | D | C+ | D− | C |
| Crumlin | 19,287 | 1.4 | C− | C | C− | D |
| Kimmage | 15,207 | 1.9 | C− | C− | C− | D |
| Templeogue | 18,076 | 2.1 | A− | D− | B | A+ |
| Decies | 2,713 | 2.2 | C− | B | D | D− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
11% mostly work from home, and 23% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Walkinstown had 7,442 people at the 2022 census, up from 6,819 in 2016: 9.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Walkinstown is 39.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Neighbourhood in Dublin
Walkinstown has 7,442 people, 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).