Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
291 people call this town in Co. Kerry home.
The median home sold for €241,500, 5.1 times the town’s median household income. Of those who commute, 8% go on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median sale price, 2023 to 2025: €241,500. Over-65s are a fifth of the population.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Annascaul has none.
The 3 things Annascaul does most differently from other towns.
2 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Annascaul.
77% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, above both Co. Kerry’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). Annascaul’s nearest bathing water is Inch, 5.2 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Landslides: none of Annascaul lies in a high-susceptibility zone.
| Share of homes | Annascaul | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 77% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Taken over the whole year, the average temperature in Annascaul is 11.1°C. 2,026 mm of rain falls in a year, higher than both Co. Kerry’s towns (1,339 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm). Expect January lows of around 4.6°C in the town.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Annascaul | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.6°C | 19.6°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 4.6°C | 3.7°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 2,026 mm | 1,339 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 11.1°C | 10.9°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Self-reported good health: 85% of Annascaul’s residents. 28% of residents have a disability, higher than both Co. Kerry’s towns (24%) and Irish towns (22%). Unpaid caring falls to just over a tenth of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Annascaul | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 11% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 28% | 24% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 85% | 86% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
11% rent privately, below Co. Kerry’s towns (27%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. Owners make up 56% of households.
| Housing | Annascaul | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 30% | 18% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 11% | 27% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €242K | €232K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 56% | 53% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area V92, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Within 400 m of green space: 100% of homes. Protected nature near Annascaul includes Dingle Peninsula SPA. Woodland covers 4% of the land within 1 km, above Co. Kerry’s towns (2.4%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike. Green space in Annascaul adds up to 2 ha, across 2 parks.
| Outdoors | Annascaul | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 24% | 12% | 1.8% |
| Sea within 5 km | 29% | 0% | 0% |
| Near a park | 100% | 77% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 4% | 2.4% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Plan indoor things for Tuesday, when about 9 mm of rain is forecast. In November a normal day reaches 12°C and a normal night 7°C; the forecast for Annascaul below sets each day against them. The rain holds off today, but the wind gets up to 26 km/h, and the low is 5°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 5°C | 626 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 7°C | 396 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 12°C | 408 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 9°C | 596 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
In work: 70% of residents aged 15 to 64, higher than both Co. Kerry’s towns (67%) and Irish towns (68%). At the census, 16% of workers worked mainly from home. Unemployment runs at 6.8%.
| Census 2022 | Annascaul | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 25% | 53% | 31% |
| Average trip | 30 min | 21.7 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8% | 11% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 70% | 67% | 68% |
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.
Born abroad: 20% of residents, below Co. Kerry’s towns (25%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. Children under 15 make up 14% of residents. Aged 15 to 24: 14% of residents.
50.5% of Annascaul’s residents are women
147 women and 144 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Annascaul | Co. Kerry | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 20% | 18% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 8.3% | 11% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 34% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.8% | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 35% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kerry and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
At the last local elections, 63% of voters went to the polls. One council serves Annascaul: Kerry County Council. General election turnout: 65%, close to Co. Kerry’s towns (65%) and above Irish towns (59%). With 11 of 33 seats, Independent are the largest group on Kerry County Council, short of the 17 a majority needs.
| Turnout | Annascaul | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 63% | 62% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 65% | 65% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
2 archaeological sites are on the record, below Co. Kerry’s towns (19) and Irish towns (11) alike. 8.5% of homes date from before 1919. 4 of Annascaul’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
| Heritage | Annascaul | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 137 | 94 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 8.5% | 4.5% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 19 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Families in Annascaul have one school within 3 km. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 97.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Bhreac Chluain BLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 97 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Annascaul | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 29% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −6% | +9% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no results school by school, so these cards carry no letters or results.
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Annascaul; with it, the best known within 40 km.
FortCaherconree14 km east
Cathedral · Office of Public WorksArdfert Cathedral27 km northeast
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral Killarney38 km east
CastleRoss Castle38 km east
CastleBallymalis Castle26 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
4 of Annascaul’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 2 archaeological sites in and around the town.
4 notable people were born in Annascaul.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annascaul | 291 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dingle-Daingean Uí Chuis | 1,671 | 15 | — | B− | B− | B+ |
| Killorglin | 2,163 | 19 | — | B | A | C+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Annascaul is 45.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Annascaul had 291 people at the 2022 census, up from 278 in 2016: 4.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Kerry
291 people live in Annascaul, in the area of Kerry County Council. TownRatings uses the CSO’s 2022 Urban Areas as Ireland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a county or a council area, so its figures cover the town itself.
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). 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).