Allenwood’s story
Allenwood: 4 buildings on the National Inventory
Homes built before 1919: 2%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1790New Bridge
- 1925Saint Mary's National School
- 1950Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception
AllenwoodCo. Kildare
Home to 1,685 people, this town lies in Co. Kildare. Few residents are of retirement age: 8% are 65 or over.
6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Sarah777 at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Population
1,685
CSO, Census 2022 · Kildare County Council
Median age
33.2
8% are 65+ · Co. Kildare 10%
Degree level
25%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
7%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Allenwood a good place to live?
Allenwood is a safe place by the numbers: violent crime runs at 2.8 per 1,000 residents a year, burglary and criminal damage at 3.6. Where it falls short is walkability. 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the typical Irish town: 23%). A median €422,500 buys a home here, 6.5 years of what the median household earns. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for health and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · commuting, health and work, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO. Allenwood is graded subject by subject, but Irish towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
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. Rents for this town aren't published on their own, so its Cost Grade uses the county's average rent. Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level.
What makes Allenwood stand out
The 3 things Allenwood does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 8% are 65 or over
Against 14% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Hazard risk
Hazard risk
Better than 97%
of Irish towns on hazard risk
Its hazard risk grade: A+.
How Allenwood grades
Each subject compares Allenwood with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Hazard riskRadon is barely a concern: almost no homes exceed the reference levelA+Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carD−Open →SafetyVery little crime by comparisonA−Open →Jobs & income67% of 15-to-64s in work; 9% unemployedC+Open →Health114 with a disability per 100 predictedC+Open →Cost of livingClose to the middle of the towns comparedB−Open →
SchoolsNot graded in Ireland: schools’ exam results aren’t published school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)–
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Allenwood.
Natural hazardsHazard risk A+
Low radon, steady ground, few homes by big water: Allenwood is light on natural hazards
The ground under Allenwood carries no high landslide susceptibility. By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred here has radon above the reference level. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
0%of homes in high-radon areasA+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 | Allenwood | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 3.2% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
744
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
SafetySafety A−
Crime per resident in Allenwood runs lower than in 82% of Irish towns
More of the graded crimes in Allenwood were assaults and harassment than anything else (2023–2025). Every kind together came to 19 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Co. Kildare’s towns (42.7) and Irish towns (54.3). For its size, Allenwood records less crime per resident than 64% of the 156 Irish towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
2.8violent incidents per 1,000 a yearA−Safety Grade
Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 64% of the 156 Irish towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Recorded by type · per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025
Road traffic3.4
Theft3.4
Dangerous acts3.2
Assault2.3
Damage2.2
Burglary1.4
Drugs1.2
Against justice0.7
Public order0.6
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 | Allenwood | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 19 | 42.7 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 3.4 | 10.9 | 15.3 |
| Burglary & damage | 3.6 | 4.2 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.7 |
2.8
violent incidents per 1,000 a year
3.6
burglary and damage per 1,000 a year
183
incidents a year, Robertstown Garda area
6.4
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
Climate
Allenwood has colder winters than Co. Kildare’s towns or Irish towns: January lows of 1.9°C
Across the year it averages 9.8°C, near Co. Kildare’s towns (9.9°C) and lower than Irish towns (10.3°C). The nearest weather station is Casement, 28 km away. November is the wettest month in Allenwood, with 90 mm of rain on average.
20.0°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.3°C
Spring13.2°C
Summer19.4°C
Autumn13.9°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Allenwood | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 1.9°C | 2.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 869 mm | 854 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 20.0°C | 20.1°C | 19.9°C |
20.0°C
July high
1.9°C
January low
869 mm
Rain a year
90 mm
Wettest month
36
Air frosts
1,397 hrs
Sunshine
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Outdoors
Fewer homes in Allenwood sit near green space: 41% within 400 m, below Co. Kildare’s towns and Irish towns
Within 5 km, 2.8% of the land is protected nature, higher than both Co. Kildare’s towns (0.5%) and Irish towns (1.8%). Woodland covers 9.6% of the land within 1 km, above Co. Kildare’s towns (2.4%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike. 2 waymarked trails and greenways start within 5 km.
41%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Allenwood2.5 ha
Co. Kildare2.2 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Allenwood | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 41% | 79% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 9.6% | 2.4% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.3 km per km² | 1.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 2.8% | 0.5% | 1.8% |
41%
Near a park
2.5 ha
Green space
4 km
Footpaths
2.8%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Who lives here
Children make up 26% of Allenwood, above Co. Kildare’s towns and Irish towns
15% were born abroad, below both Co. Kildare’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 7.5% of residents. Degrees are held by a quarter of adults.
33.2median age
AllenwoodCo. KildareIreland
Ages · share of residents
13%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none11%
Lower secondary17%
Leaving Cert39%
Diploma or cert7%
Degree or higher25%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 51.9% of Allenwood
874 women and 811 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Allenwood | Co. Kildare | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 23% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 7.5% | 10% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 11% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 12% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.2% | 6.4% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 25% | 39% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kildare and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Kildare County Council spends less per resident than most councils
No party holds a majority on Kildare County Council: Fianna Fáil lead with 12 of 40 seats, short of the 21 needed. One council serves Allenwood: Kildare County Council. General election turnout: 58%, lower than Co. Kildare’s towns (60%) and near Irish towns (59%).
12/40seats held by Fianna Fáil
Seats on Kildare County · June 2024
Fianna Fáil12
Fine Gael11
Social Democrats7
Labour Party5
Independent3
Sinn Féin1
Independent Ireland1
| Turnout | Allenwood | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 60% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 45% | 45% | 46% |
5
Councillors
12/40
Fianna Fáil seats on Kildare County, the largest party
45%
turnout, June 2024
4
TDs elected for Kildare South
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Allenwood’s heritage: 4 buildings on the national inventory
For its size, Allenwood has 24 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents, below Co. Kildare’s towns (50) and Irish towns (48) alike. Before 1919: that is when 1.7% of homes were built.
4inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional4
Among them
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1790
earliest dated inventory building
1
places pictured on the history page
| Heritage | Allenwood | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 24 | 50 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 13 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Only 7.3% of commuters in Allenwood go to work without a car, fewer than in both Co. Kildare’s towns and Irish towns
Commutes averaged 34 min, higher than both Co. Kildare’s towns (32.6 min) and Irish towns (27.6 min). 83% of commuters took the car to work at the census. The census counted nearly one in ten workers working mainly from home.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van83%
Bus3%
Walk3%
Train, DART or Luas1%
Bicycle0%
| Census 2022 | Allenwood | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 34 min | 32.6 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 67% | 71% | 68% |
| Median household income | €65,175 | €74,553 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6% | 6.4% | 9.2% |
€65,175
median household income, 2022 · Co. Kildare €72,997
8%
worked mainly from home, 2022
14%
trips of an hour or more
6,663
on the Live Register, County Kildare, September 2026
D−
Walkability: better than 4% 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.
HealthHealth C+
Allenwood has 114 people with a disability for every 100 its ages predict, more than in both Co. Kildare’s towns and Irish towns
Unpaid carers make up 5.6% of residents, above Co. Kildare’s towns (4.9%) and close to Irish towns (5.4%). Weighed against its ages, bad health in Allenwood runs at 110 per 100 expected. Self-reported good health: 90% of the town’s residents.
90%good or very good healthC+Health Grade
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health110
Disability114
Co. Kildare99
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 90%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Allenwood | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 5.6% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 90% | 91% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.6% | 1.5% | 2% |
| With a disability | 22% | 20% | 22% |
110
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Kildare 99
114
disability per 100 expected · Co. Kildare 102
84 · 80.3
life expectancy, women · men, the Mid-East region, 2016
28%
hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and Midlands
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
HousingCost of living B−
Most households in Allenwood own their home: 78%, more than in both Co. Kildare’s towns and Irish towns
Private tenants account for 8% of households. Social housing holds 12% of households, between Co. Kildare’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (13%).
€423Kmedian sale priceB−Cost of living Grade
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Allenwood€423K
Co. Kildare€408K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Allenwood | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 8% | 18% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 78% | 70% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €423K | €408K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 12% | 10% | 13% |
78%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
8%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,701
a month on new tenancies, County Kildare
5.8
times median household income, County Kildare
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area W91, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Schools
Schools around Allenwood have lost ground: pupils −6% since 2019, below Co. Kildare’s towns and Irish towns
Within 3 km of Allenwood there are 4 schools (4 primary schools).
4schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Mhuire Allenwood National School Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 263 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Allenwood | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −6% | +7% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 3% | 35% |
802
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−6%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.2 km
to the nearest primary school
7.2 km
to the nearest secondary school
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.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Coolcarrigan House and 13 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Allenwood; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CastleCastleCoolcarrigan House2.7 km outside town, to the north
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral40 km east
Big drawZooDublin Zoo38 km east · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral40 km east
Museum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol37 km east
Museum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty40 km east
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral40 km eastBig drawZooDublin Zoo38 km east · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)CathedralChrist Church Cathedral40 km eastMuseum · Office of Public WorksKilmainham Gaol37 km eastMuseum · Office of Public WorksChester Beatty40 km eastPlaces: 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
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilmainham Gaol: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Beatty: Aligatorek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Allenwood
15pages on Allenwood
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 4 buildings in Allenwood, each rated of regional importance.
Famous people from around Allenwood
One notable person was born in Allenwood; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
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Shane McCormackGaelic footballer · born 1985
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Michael NoonanIrish association football player · born in Rathangan · born 2008P
Patrick HarringtonIrish bishop · born in Kilmeage · born 1939
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Seán PowerIrish politician · born in Carragh · born 1960Photo credits
George Pomeroy Colley: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Fiona O'Loughlin: Houses of the Oireachtas, CC BY 2.0
Allenwood’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Coill Dubh (Blackwood)KilmeageProsperousDerrinturnCarraghRathanganAllenwood
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allenwood | 1,685 | — | — | B− | A− | C+ |
| Coill Dubh (Blackwood) | 1,476 | 2.7 | — | B− | A− | C− |
| Kilmeage | 1,054 | 3.7 | — | B− | A− | D |
| Prosperous | 2,413 | 6.9 | — | B− | B+ | C+ |
| Derrinturn | 1,837 | 8.1 | — | B− | B− | C |
| Carragh | 1,006 | 10 | — | B− | B | A |
| Rathangan | 3,263 | 11 | A+ | A | A | B |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Allenwood
Has Allenwood grown?
Allenwood had 1,685 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,427 in 2016: 18.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How old are the people of Allenwood?
The median age in Allenwood is 33.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Allenwood
Urban area in Co. Kildare
1,685 people live in Allenwood, in the area of Kildare 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)
- Population
- 1,685 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Kildare
- Council
- Kildare County Council
- Local electoral area
- Clane
- Dáil constituency
- Kildare South
- Name in Irish
- Fiodh Alúine
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:06465
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).