Clane’s story
Clane: 9 buildings on the National Inventory
The record adds 16 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 1%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1740Abbeylands House
- 1780House, Main Street, Clane
- 1780The Presbytery
ClaneCo. Kildare
8,152 people call this town in Co. Kildare home. It skews young: only 10% of residents are 65 or over.
6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: James Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
8,152
CSO, Census 2022 · Kildare County Council
Median age
36.6
10% are 65+ · Co. Kildare 10%
Degree level
43%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
12%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
TownGrade
A
#39 of 320
Is Clane a good place to live?
Residents are healthier than most: for every 100 its ages would predict, 87 residents are in bad health and 96 have a disability. Jobs & income is a strength too: 73% of working-age residents are employed, with an unemployment rate of 6%. It is hard to get around without a car (C−): 12% of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train, against 23% in the typical Irish town. Prices run to a median €420,000, 5.7 times local household income. The overall grade lands at A, #7 of 14 in Co. Kildare. That leaves it better than 88% of Irish towns.
Figures: health, work and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
What makes Clane stand out
The 3 things Clane does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
12% walk, cycle or ride
The median of Irish towns: 23%
CSO, Census 2022
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 10% are 65 or over
The median of Irish towns: 14%
CSO, Census 2022
Median gross household income
Income
Gross, a year (the median of Irish towns: €57,760)
CSO household income, Clane.
How Clane grades
Each subject compares Clane with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Health96 with a disability per 100 predictedA−Open →WalkabilityNear the bottom of the towns comparedC−Open →Jobs & income6% unemployedA−Open →Safety3.8 violent crimes per 1,000 residents; 4.1 burglaries and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residentsB+Open →Hazard riskClose to the middle of the towns comparedC+Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnB−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 Clane.
Schools
Schools around Clane have lost ground: pupils +3% since 2019, below Co. Kildare’s towns and Irish towns
Single-sex secondaries: 33%, above Co. Kildare’s towns (10%) but below Irish towns (39%). 7 schools lie within 3 km of Clane: 4 primary schools and 3 secondary schools. The nearest secondary, Scoil Mhuire Community School, is 0.7 km away.
7schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prosperous N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 493 | Catholic |
| Scoil Mhuire Community SchoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 1,189 | Inter-denominational |
| St Farnan's Post Primary School DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 676 | Multi-denominational |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic4
Multi-denominational1
Church of Ireland1
Inter-denominational1
| Schools within 3 km | Clane | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 14% | 0% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 33% | 10% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +3% | +7% | +4% |
3,836
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+3%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.6 km
to the nearest primary school
0.7 km
to the nearest secondary school
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.
HealthHealth A−
For its ages, Clane has about as much bad health as expected
Self-reported good health: 92% of Clane’s residents. 1.4% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below Co. Kildare’s towns (1.5%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Weighed against its ages, disability here runs at 96 per 100 expected.
92%good or very good healthA−Health Grade
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health87
Disability96
Co. Kildare105
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 92%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2022 | Clane | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 92% | 91% | 88% |
| With a disability | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.7% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2% |
87
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Kildare 105
96
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
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Fewer trips to work from Clane take under 15 minutes than in Co. Kildare’s towns or Irish towns: 21%
In work: 73% of residents aged 15 to 64, above both Co. Kildare’s towns (71%) and Irish towns (68%). The commute to work averages 33.2 min. Households take home €73,828 a year before tax, on average.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van76%
Bus5%
Walk4%
Train, DART or Luas2%
Bicycle1%
| Census 2022 | Clane | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 21% | 28% | 31% |
| Average trip | 33.2 min | 32.2 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 71% | 68% |
| Median household income | €73,828 | €75,277 | €57,760 |
€73,828
median household income, 2022 · Co. Kildare €72,997
12%
worked mainly from home, 2022
14%
trips of an hour or more
6,663
on the Live Register, County Kildare, September 2026
C−
Walkability: better than 18% 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.
SafetySafety B+
In Clane, the kinds of crime the grade counts fell 22% per resident from 2016 to 2025
Of the graded crimes in Clane, assaults and harassment came up most often (2023–2025). Every kind together came to 32.8 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Co. Kildare’s towns (44.1) and Irish towns (54.3). For its size, Clane records less crime per resident than four fifths of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
3.8violent incidents per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 80% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 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
Road traffic7
Dangerous acts6.8
Theft5.6
Assault3.3
Damage2.7
Public order2.4
Drugs1.8
Burglary1.4
Against justice0.8
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 | Clane | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 5.6 | 11.1 | 15.3 |
| All recorded crime | 32.8 | 44.1 | 54.3 |
| Burglary & damage | 4.1 | 4.2 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.7 |
3.8
violent incidents per 1,000 a year
4.1
burglary and damage per 1,000 a year
573
incidents a year, Clane Garda area
7.9
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
Nights turn raw in Clane each January, colder than in 85% of Irish towns
841 mm of rain falls in a year, near Co. Kildare’s towns (857 mm) and lower than Irish towns (937 mm). Averaged across the seasons, Clane sits at 9.9°C. This Co. Kildare town sees January nights of 2.1°C on average.
20.1°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.5°C
Spring13.2°C
Summer19.5°C
Autumn14.1°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Clane | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.1°C | 2.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.9°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 20.1°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 841 mm | 857 mm | 937 mm |
20.1°C
July high
2.1°C
January low
841 mm
Rain a year
90 mm
Wettest month
36
Air frosts
1,397 hrs
Sunshine
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Outdoors
Clane has 4 waymarked trails within 5 km
Just over nine in ten homes are a short walk (400 m) from green space. Green space in Clane adds up to 37 ha, in one park. Also worth knowing: its paths and tracks come to 0.6 km per km², below both Co. Kildare’s towns (1.1 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²).
91%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Clane4.5 ha
Co. Kildare2.1 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Clane | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 0.6 km per km² | 1.1 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 91% | 78% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.9% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
91%
Near a park
4.5 ha
Green space
12 km
Footpaths
1.5%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Weather in Clane: partly cloudy today, up to 12 degrees
Expect a dry, breezy day today, the wind reaching 24 km/h and the temperature dipping to 9°C. Over the days that follow, afternoons range between 7°C and 11°C, with Thursday the mildest. Usually, November days warm to 11°C and nights cool to 4°C; Clane’s forecast is read against that.
12°C / 9°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December8°C
January8°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 214 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 171 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 209 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 247 mm |
12°C / 9°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
24 km/h
Wind
75%
Humidity
9 h 18 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Who lives here
A younger town: only 9.7% of people in Clane are 65 or over, fewer than in Co. Kildare’s towns and Irish towns
23% are under 15, about level with Co. Kildare’s towns (23%) and above Irish towns (20%). Degrees are held by 43% of adults. Overseas births account for 21% of the people living here.
36.6median age
ClaneCo. KildareIreland
Ages · share of residents
12%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none6%
Lower secondary12%
Leaving Cert33%
Diploma or cert7%
Degree or higher43%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.8% of Clane
4,144 women and 4,008 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Clane | Co. Kildare | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 23% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 9.7% | 10% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 5.7% | 8.2% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 33% | 35% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.3% | 6.3% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 43% | 35% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kildare and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Kildare County Council runs on one of the smallest budgets per resident of any council
No party holds a majority on Kildare County Council: Fianna Fáil lead with 12 of 40 seats, short of the 21 needed. Clane answers to one council, Kildare County Council; Ireland has no town tier. It sits in the Clane local electoral area, which elects 5 councillors.
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 | Clane | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 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
5
TDs elected for Kildare North
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Clane has 9 buildings on the national inventory, each of regional importance
Scaled to its population, that is 11 inventory buildings for every 10,000 people in Clane. 0.8% of homes were built before 1919. There are 16 entries on the national archaeological record here.
9inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional9
Among them
16
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1740
earliest dated inventory building
1%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
1
places pictured on the history page
| Heritage | Clane | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 11 | 51 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 0.8% | 1.6% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 16 | 10 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Natural hazardsHazard risk C+
the River Liffey sets Clane apart: 32% of its homes stand low, more than in 88% of Irish towns
Radon: an estimated 2% of homes in Clane are over the reference level. No part of Clane is mapped as high landslide susceptibility.
0%of homes in high-radon areasC+Hazard risk Grade
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
Low-lying beside water32%
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
Low-lying near a river32%
Low-lying near the coast0%
| Share of homes | Clane | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 32% | 2.1% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
2,788
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
HousingCost of living B−
Clane’s grade for cost of living: a B−
The owner-occupied share of households is 70%. Between 2010 and 2025 the typical sale price in Clane rose 110%, to €473K: faster than the 77% rise across Irish towns. Social housing holds nearly one in ten households, lower than both Co. Kildare’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (13%).
€420Kmedian sale priceB−Cost of living Grade
Median sale price · Property Price Register, 2023–2025
Clane€420K
Co. Kildare€401K
Irish towns€350K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €480,000 | 287 |
| Second-hand homes | €340,000 | 277 |
| The last 12 months | €417,500 | 184 |
| Housing | Clane | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 9% | 11% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 70% | 70% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €420K | €401K | €350K |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,661 | €1,548 | €1,606 |
70%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
€1,661
a month on new tenancies, Clane
5.8
times median household income, County Kildare
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Barberstown Castle and 6 more in and around Clane
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Clane. Best known first.
CastleBarberstown Castle4.4 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleRathcoffey Castle3.3 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumThe Steam Museum and Lodge Park Walled Garden4.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMondello Park Racing Circuit3.7 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseBodenstown Graveyard2.2 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionThe Kildare Maze2.9 km outside town, to the westPlaces: 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 (2)
- Barberstown Castle: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rathcoffey Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Clane
15pages on Clane
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 9 buildings in Clane, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 16 sites here.
Famous people from Clane
3 notable people were born in Clane.
K
Kristine O'BrienAmerican rower · born 1991L
Larry CribbinIrish Gaelic footballer · 1880–1962Photo credits
Charles Handy: einalem, CC BY-SA 2.0
Clane’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
ProsperousSallinsStraffanCarraghJohnstownKillClane
Questions about Clane
Is Clane a young town or an old one?
The median age in Clane is 36.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
How do people in Clane get to work?
76% of working residents drive to work and 12% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%).
Is Clane growing?
Clane had 8,152 people at the 2022 census, up from 7,435 in 2016: 9.6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
About Clane
Urban area in Co. Kildare
8,152 people live in Clane, 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
- 8,152 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Kildare
- Council
- Kildare County Council
- Local electoral area
- Clane
- Dáil constituency
- Kildare North
- Name in Irish
- Claonadh
- Area
- 1.7 sq mi (4.3 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:06447
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).